Biosynthetic system that produces immunogenic polysaccharides in prokaryotic cells

ABSTRACT

The invention is directed to bioconjugate vaccines comprising N-glycosylated proteins. Further, the present invention is directed to a recombinant prokaryotic biosynthetic system comprising nucleic acids encoding an epimerase that synthesizes an oligo- or polysaccharide having N-acetylgalactosamine at the reducing terminus. The invention is further directed to N-glycosylated proteins containing an oligo- or polysaccharide having N-acetylgalactosamine at the reducing terminus and an expression system and methods for producing such N-glycosylated proteins.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of U.S.Provisional Patent Application No. 61/272,931, filed Nov. 19, 2009,herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to the use of a biosynthetic system andproteins for preparing a vaccine. In addition, the invention relates toa recombinant prokaryotic biosynthetic system having an epimerase thatinitiates the synthesis of an oligo- or polysaccharide with a specifiedmonosaccharide at the reducing terminus. The invention further relatesto N-glycosylated proteins produced with glycans in an expression systemand bioconjugate vaccines made from said N-glycosylated proteinscomprising immunogenic glycans, and provides methods for producingN-glycosylated proteins.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Glycoproteins are proteins that have one or more covalently attachedsugar polymers. N-linked protein glycosylation is an essential andconserved process occurring in the endoplasmic reticulum of eukaryoticorganisms. It is important for protein folding, oligomerization,stability, quality control, sorting and transport of secretory andmembrane proteins (Helenius. A., and Aebi, M. (2004). Roles of N-linkedglycans in the endoplasmic reticulum. Annu. Rev. Biochem. 73,1019-1049).

Protein glycosylation has a profound influence on the immunogenicity,the stability and the half-life of a protein. In addition, glycosylationcan assist the purification of proteins by chromatography, e.g. affinitychromatography with lectin ligands bound to a solid phase interactingwith glycosylated moieties of the protein. It is therefore establishedpractice to produce many glycosylated proteins recombinantly ineukaryotic cells to provide biologically and pharmaceutically usefulglycosylation patterns.

WO 200307467 (Aebi et al.) demonstrated that the food-borne pathogenCampylobacter jejuni, which is a bacterium, could N-glycosylate itsproteins, which was a unique feature among known prokaryotic organismsexcept for certain species of archaea. The machinery required forglycosylation is encoded by 12 genes that are clustered in the so-calledpgl locus. Disruption of N-glycosylation affects invasion andpathogenesis of C. jejuni but is not lethal as in most eukaryoticorganisms (Burda P. and M. Aebi, (1999). The dolichol pathway ofN-linked glycosylation. Biochem Biophys Acta 1426(2):239-57). It ispossible to reconstitute the N-glycosylation of C. jejuni proteins byrecombinantly expressing the pgl locus and acceptor glycoprotein in E.coli the same time (Wacker et al. (2002). N-linked glycosylation inCampylobacter jejuni and its functional transfer into E. coli. Science298, 1790-1793).

N-glycans have a glycan attached to a consensus sequence in a protein.The known N-glycosylation consensus sequence in a protein allows for theN-glycosylation of recombinant target proteins in prokaryotic organisms.Such organisms comprise an oligosaccharyl transferase (“OT”; “OTase”),such as, for example, an oligosaccharyl transferase of C. jejuni, whichis an enzyme that transfers the glycan to the consensus sequence of theprotein.

WO 200307467 (Aebi et al.) teaches a prokaryotic organism into which isintroduced a nucleic acid encoding for (i) specific glycosyltransferasesfor the assembly of an oligosaccharide on a lipid carrier, (ii) arecombinant target protein comprising a consensus sequence “N-X-S/T”,wherein X can be any amino acid except proline, and (iii) anoligosaccharyl transferase, such as, for example, an oligosaccharyltransferase of C. jejuni that covalently links said oligosaccharide tothe consensus sequence of the target protein. Said prokaryotic Organismproduces N-glycans with a specific structure which is defined by thetype of the specific glycosyltransferases.

WO 2006/119987 (Aebi et al.) describes proteins, as well as means andmethods for producing proteins, with efficiency for N-glycosylation inprokaryotic organisms in vivo. It further describes an efficientintroduction of N-glycans into recombinant proteins for modifyingimmunogenicity, stability, biological, prophylactic and/or therapeuticactivity of said proteins, and the provision of a host cell thatefficiently displays recombinant N-glycosylated proteins of the presentinvention on its surface. In addition, it describes a recombinantN-glycosylated protein comprising one or more of the followingN-glycosylated optimized amino acid sequence(s):

D/E-X-N-Z-S/T (optimized consensus sequence),

wherein X and Z may be any natural amino acid except Pro, and wherein atleast one of said N-glycosylated partial amino acid sequence(s) isintroduced. The introduction of specific partial amino acid sequence(s)(optimized consensus sequence(s)) into proteins leads to proteins thatare efficiently N-glycosylated by an oligosaccharyl transferase in theseintroduced positions.

The biosynthesis of different polysaccharides is conserved in bacterialcells. The polysaccharides are assembled on carrier lipids from commonprecursors (activated sugar nucleotides) at the cytoplasmic membrane bydifferent glycosyltransferases with defined specificity.Lipopolysaccharides (“LPS”) are provided in gram-negative bacteria only,e.g. Shigella spp., Pseudomonas spp. and E. coli (ExPEC, EHEC).

The synthesis of LPS starts with the addition of a monosaccharide to thecarrier lipid undecaprenyl phosphate (“Und-P-P”) at the cytoplasmic sideof the membrane. The antigen is built up by sequential addition ofmonosaccharides from activated sugar nucleotides by differentglycosyltransferases, and the lipid-linked polysaccharide is flippedthrough the membrane by a flippase. The antigen-repeating unit ispolymerized by an enzymatic reaction. The polysaccharide is thentransferred to the Lipid A by the Ligase WaaL forming the LPS that isexported to the surface, whereas the capsular polysaccharide is releasedfrom the carrier lipid after polymerization and exported to the surface.The biosynthetic pathway of these polysaccharides enables the productionof LPS bioconjugates in vivo, capturing the polysaccharides in theperiplasm to a protein carrier.

Such synthesized complexes of oligo- or polysaccharides (i.e., sugarresidues) and proteins (i.e., protein carriers) can be used as conjugatevaccines to protect against a number of bacterial infections. Conjugatevaccines have been successfully used to protect against bacterialinfections. The conjugation of an antigenic polysaccharide to a proteincarrier is required for protective memory response, as polysaccharidesare T-cell independent immunogens. Polysaccharides have been conjugatedto protein carriers by different chemical methods, using activationreactive groups in the polysaccharide as well as the protein carrier.

Conjugate vaccines can be administered to children to protect againstbacterial infections and also can provide a long lasting immune responseto adults. Constructs of WO 2009/04074 (Fernandez, et al.) have beenfound to generate an IgG response in animals. It has been found that anIgG response to a Shigella O-specific polysaccharide-protein conjugatevaccine in humans correlates with immune protection in humans.(Passwell, J. H. et al., “Safety and Immunogenicity of Improved ShigellaO-Specific Polysaccharide-Protein Conjugate Vaccines in Adults inIsrael” Infection and Immunity, 69(3):1351-1357 (March 2001).) It isbelieved that the polysaccharide (i.e. sugar residues) triggers ashort-term immune response that is sugar-specific. Indeed, the humanimmune system generates a strong response to specific polysaccharidesurface structures of bacteria, such as O-antigens and capsularpolysaccharides. However, since the immune response to polysaccharidesis IgM dependent, the immune system develops no memory. The proteincarrier that carries the polysaccharide triggers an IgG response that isT-cell dependent and that provides long lasting protection since theimmune system develops memory.

E. coli O157 is an enterohemorrhagic strain responsible forapproximately two-thirds of all recent cases of hemolytic-uremicsyndrome and poses serious human health concerns (Law, D. (2000) J. App.Microbiol., 88, 729-745; Wang, L., and Reeves, P. R. (1998) Infect.Immun. 66, 3545-3551).

Escherichia coli strain O157 produces an O-antigen containing therepeating tetrasaccharide unit (4-N-acetylperosamine→fucose→glucose→GalNAc)(α-D-PerNAc-α-L-Fuc-β-D-Glc-α-D-GalNAc) (Perry, M. B., MacLean, L. andGriffith, D. W. (1986) Biochem. Cell. Biol., 64, 21-28). Thetetrasaccharide is preassembled on undecaprenyl pyrophosphate. The E.coli cell envelope contains an inner plasma membrane, a stress-hearingpeptidoglycan layer and an asymmetric outer membrane consisting of aphospholipid inner monolayer and an outer monolayer composed ofbacterial LPS. LPS contains three components, the lipid A anchor, the3-deoxy-D-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid-containing core, and the O-antigenregion (see: Raetz, C. R. H. and Whitfield, C. (2002) Annu. Rev.Biochem., 71, 635-700; Whitfield, C. (2006) Ann. Rev. Biochem. 75,39-68; Samuel, G. and Reeves, P. R. (2003) Carbohydrate Research, 338,2503-2519; and refs, therein for reviews on the assembly of O-antigensof bacterial LPS).

The O-antigen components of bacterial LPS are large, extremely diversepolysaccharides that can be either homopolymeric, composed of a singlerepeating monosaccharide, or heteropolymeric, containing 10-30 repeatsof 3-6 sugar units (Reeves, P. R., Hobbs, M., Valvano, M. A., Skurnik,M., Whitfield, C., Coplin, D., Kido, N., Klena, J., Maskell, D., Raetz,C. R. H., and Rick, P. D. (1996) Trends Microbial., 4, 495-503).O-Antigens are, Thus, the Dominant Feature of the bacterial cell surfaceand constitute important determinants of virulence and pathogenicity(Law, D. (2000) J. App. Microbiol., 88, 729-745; Spears, K. J., Roe, A.J. and Golly, D. L. (2006) FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 255, 187-202; Liu, B.,Knirel, Y. A., Feng, L., Perepelov, A. V., Senchenkova, S. N., Wang, Q.,Reeves, P. R. and Wang, L (2008) FEMS Microbiol. Rev. 32, 627-653;Stenutz, R., Weintraub, A. and Widmalm, G. (2006) FEMS Microbiol. Rev.30, 382-403). E. coli strains with more than 180 individual O-serotypes,attributed to unique O-antigen structures, have been identified(Stenutz, R., Weintraub, A. and Widmalm, G. (2006) FEMS Microbiol. Rev.30, 382-403).

O-antigen repeat units are pre-assembled on the cytosolic face of theinner membrane attached to undecaprenyl pyrophosphate. The lipid-linkedrepeat units diffuse transversely (flip-flop) to the periplasmic surfaceof the inner membrane and are polymerized before transport to the outermembrane and ligation to LPS. Most heteropolymeric O-antigen repeatunits have either N-acetylglucosamine (“GlcNAc”) orN-acetylgalactosamine (“GalNAc”) at the reducing terminus.

It had been assumed that the biosynthesis of the lipid intermediates isinitiated by the transfer of GlcNAc-9 or GalNAc-P from their respectivesugar nucleotide derivatives to undecaprenyl monophosphate (“Und-P”)catalyzed by WecA (Samuel, G. and Reeves, P. R. (2003) CarbohydrateResearch, 338, 2503-2519; Alexander, D. C. and Valvano, M. A. (1994) J.Bacteriol., 176, 7079-7084; Zhang, L., Radziejewska-Lebrecht, J.,Krajewska-Pietrasik, D., Tolvanen, P. and Skurkik. M. (1997) Mol.Microbiol. 23, 63-76; Amor, P. A. and Whitfield, C. (1997) Mol.Microbiol. 26 (145-161); Wang, L. and Reeves, P. R. (1998) Infect.Immun. 66, 3545-3551). Although the properties and specificity of theGlcNAc-phosphotransferase activity of WecA have been characterized(Rush, J. S., Rick, P. D. and Waechter, C. J. (1997) Glycobiology, 7,315-322), the conclusion that WecA catalyzes the synthesis ofGalNAc-P-P-Und was based on genetic studies (Wang, L. and Reeves, P. R.(1998) Infect. Immun. 66, 3545-3551). Such earlier genetic studiesindicated that the biosynthesis of the lipid-linked tetrasaccharideintermediate was initiated by the enzymatic transfer of GalNAc-P fromUDP-GalNAc to Und-P catalyzed by WecA (Wang, L. and Reeves, P. R. (1998)Infect. Immun. 66, 3545-3551). However, there was no directenzymological evidence demonstrating that WecA utilizes UDP-GalNAc as aGalNAc-P donor.

Furthermore, the E. coli O55 gne and gne1 genes were previously proposedto encode a UDP-GlcNAc 4-epimerase (Wang, L., Huskic, S., Cisterne, A.,Rothemund, D. and Reeves, P. R. (2002) J. Bacteriol. 184, 2620-2625;Guo, H., Yi, W., Li, L. and Wang, P. G. (2007) Biochem. Biophys. Res.Commun., 356, 604-609). Previous reports identified two genes from E.coli O55 (Wang, L., Huskic, S., Cisterne, A., Rothemund, D. and Reeves,P. R. (2002) J. Bacteriol. 184, 2620-2625) and E. coli O86 (Guo, H., Yi,W., Li, L. and Wang, P. G. (2007) Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 356,604-609), E. coli O55 gne and E. coli O86 gne1, respectively, that are100% identical to a Z3206 gene within the same gene family.

Accordingly, one of skill would have been led to believe that the Z3206gene also encodes a UDP-GlcNAc/UDP-GalNAc epimerase.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It has now been surprisingly discovered that an epimerase encoded by the3206 gene in E. coli O157 catalyzes a reaction that synthesizesN-acetylgalactosamine (“GalNAc”) undecaprenyl pyrophosphate, whichinitiates the formation of an oligo- or polysaccharide.

In one aspect, the present invention relates to a recombinantprokaryotic biosynthetic system that produces all or a portion of apolysaccharide comprising an epimerase that synthesizes GalNAc onundecaprenyl pyrophosphate. The invention further includesglycosyltransferases that synthesize all or a portion of apolysaccharide having GalNAc at the reducing terminus, and still furtherincludes glycosyltransferases that synthesize all or a portion of anantigenic polysaccharide having GalNAc at the reducing terminus.

In another aspect, the invention is directed to an epimerase to produceGalNAc on undecaprenyl pyrophosphate, and, in a further aspect, theepimerase is encoded by the Z3206 gene.

In an additional aspect, the present invention is directed to anexpression system for producing an N-glycosylated protein comprising: anucleotide sequence encoding an oligosaccharyl transferase; a nucleotidesequence encoding a protein carrier; at least one oligo- orpolysaccharide gene cluster from at least one bacterium, wherein thepolysaccharide contains GalNAc at the reducing terminus; and a nucleicacid sequence encoding an epimerase.

In a still further aspect, the instant invention is directed to arecombinant prokaryotic biosynthetic system comprising Z3206 gene whichencodes an epimerase that converts GlcNAc-P-P-Und to GalNAc-P-P-Und.

In yet an additional aspect, the present invention is directed to arecombinant prokaryotic biosynthetic system comprising E. coli O55 gnegene or E. coli O86 gne1 gene which encodes an epimerase that convertsGlcNAc-P-P-Und to GalNAc-P-P-Und.

In yet another aspect, the present invention relates to anN-glycosylated protein comprising at least one introduced consensussequence, D/E-X-N-Z-S/T, wherein X and Z can be any natural amino acidexcept proline, and a glycan having N-acetylgalactosamine at thereducing terminus.

In still another aspect, the present invention is directed to abioconjugate vaccine comprising an N-glycosylated protein having atleast one introduced consensus sequence, D/E-X-N-Z-S/T, wherein X and Zcan be any natural amino acid except proline: an immunogenic glycanhaving N-acetylgalactosamine at the reducing terminus; and an adjuvant.

In an addition aspect, the invention relates to method for producing anN-linked glycosylated protein in a host cell comprising nucleic acidsencoding: glycosyltransferases that assemble at least one oligo- orpolysaccharide from at least one bacterium containing GalNAc at thereducing terminus; a protein carrier; an oligosaccharyl transferase; andan epimerase.

In a further aspect, the present invention relates to the use of abiosynthetic system and proteins for preparing a bioconjugate vaccine.

In an additional aspect, the present invention is directed to methodsfor producing mono-, oligo- and polysaccharides, and in a still furtheraspect the invention directed to methods for producing antigenic glycansand N-glycosylated proteins.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows the time course of [³H]GlcNAc/GalNAc-P-P-Und synthesis bymembrane fractions from E. coli O157. The membrane fraction from E. colistrain O157 was incubated with UDP-[³H]GlcNAc for the indicated times at37° C. The [³H]lipid products were extracted and the incorporation of[³H]GlcNAc into [³H]GlcNAc-P-P-Und (O) and [³H]GalNAc-P-P-Und (•) wasassayed as described in Example 2.

FIG. 2 shows the proposed biosynthetic pathway for the formation ofGalNAc-P-P-Und from GlcNAc-P-P-Und.

FIGS. 3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D shows purification and characterization of[³H]GalNAc-P-P-Und synthesized by membrane fractions from E. coli strainO157. Membrane fractions from E. coli O157 were incubated withUDP-[³H]GlcNAc, and the [³H]GalNAc lipids were purified as described inExample 3. FIG. 3A, preparative thin layer chromatogram of [³H]HexNAclipids on borate-impregnated silica gel G (Quantum 1) after purificationon DEAE-cellulose is shown. FIG. 3B, thin layer chromatography ofpurified [³H]GalNAc-P-P-Und on borate-impregnated silica gel G (Baker,Si250) after recovery from the preparative plate in panel A is shown.FIG. 3C. descending paper chromatogram (borate-impregnated Whatman No. 1paper) of the [³H]-amino sugar recovered after mild acid hydrolysis of[³H]GalNAc-P-P-Und purified in FIG. 3B is shown. FIG. 3D, descendingpaper chromatogram (Whatman No. 3MM) of the [³H]HexNAc-alditol producedby reduction of the [³H] amino sugar from FIG. 3C with NaBH₄.

FIGS. 4A and 4B shows metabolic labeling of E. coli 21546 cells and E.coli 21546 cells after transformation with pMLBAD:Z3206. E. coli 21546(FIG. 4A) and E. coli 21546:pMLBAD/Z3206 (FIG. 4B) were labeledmetabolically with [³H]GlcNAc for 5 min at 37° C.[³H]GlcNAc/GalNAc-P-P-Und were extracted, freed of water solublecontaminants and separated by thin layer chromatography onborate-impregnated silica gel plates (Baker Si250) as described inExample 3. Radioactive lipids were detected using a Bioscanchromatoscanner. The chromatographic positions of GalNAc-P-P-Und andGlcNAc-P-P-Und are indicated by arrows.

FIGS. 5A, 5B, 5C, and 5D shows thin layer chromatography of[³H]GlcNAc/GalNAc-P-P-Und formed by incubation of membrane fractionsfrom E. coli strains with UDP-[³H]GlcNAc. Membrane fractions from E.coli strains K12 (FIG. 5A), O157 (FIG. 5B), 21546 (FIG. 5C), and21546:pMLBAD/Z3206 (FIG. 5D) were incubated with UDP-[³H]GlcNAc for 10min at 37° C., and the [³H]lipid products were extracted, freed ofwater-soluble contaminants by partitioning, and separated by thin layerchromatography on borate-impregnated silica gel plates (Baker Si250) asdescribed in Example 3. The chromatographic positions of GalNAc-P-P-Undand GlcNAc-P-P-Und are indicated by arrows.

FIGS. 6A, 6B, and 6C shows discharge of GlcNAc-P by incubation with UMP.Membrane fractions from E. coli 21546:Z3206 were preincubated withUDP-[³H]GlcNAc to enzymatically label GlcNAc-P-P-Und for 10 min (FIG.6A) at 37° C. followed by a second incubation period with 1 mM UMPincluded for either 1 min (FIG. 6B) or 2 min (FIG. 6C). After theindicated incubation periods [³H]GlcNAc/GalNAc-P-P-Und were extractedand resolved by thin layer chromatography on borate-impregnated silicagel plates (Baker Si250) as described in Example 3. The chromatographicpositions of GalNAc-P-P-Und and GlcNAc-P-P-Und are indicated by arrows.

FIGS. 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D, 7E, and 7F shows conversion of exogenous[³H]GlcNAc-P-P-Und and [³H]GalNAc-P-P-Und to the pertinent[³H]HexNAc-P-P-Und product catalyzed by membranes from strain 21546expressing Z3206. Membrane fractions from E. coli strain 21546 (FIG. 7Band FIG. 7E) and 215461:pMLBAD/Z3206 (FIG. 7C and FIG. 7F) wereincubated with purified [³H]GlcNAc-P-P-Und (FIG. 7A, FIG. 7B, and FIG.7C) or [³H]GalNAc-P-P-Und (panels at FIG. 7D, FIG. 7E, and FIG. 7F)(dispersed ultrasonically in 1% Triton X-100) for 1 min at 37° C.[³H]GlcNAc/GalNAc-P-P-Und were extracted, resolved by thin layerchromatography on borate-impregnated silica gel plates (Baker Si250) anddetected with a Bioscan AR2000 radiochromatoscanner as described inExample 3.

FIG. 8 shows SDS-PAGE analysis of unglycosylated and glycosylated AcrAprotein. Periplasmic extracts prepared from E. coli DH5α cells carryingthe AcrA expression plasmid and the pgl operon Agile complemented withpMLBAD:Z3206 (lane 1), pMLBAD:gne (lane 2) or the vector control pMLBAD(lane 3) were separated by 10% SDS-PAGE and transferred tonitrocellulose membranes. AcrA and its glycosylated forms were detectedwith anti AcrA antisera. The position of bands corresponding tounglycosylated (AcrA) and glycosylated AcrA (gAcrA) is indicated.

FIG. 9 shows the genes that have been identified by Liu B et al.(Structure and genetics of Shigella O antigens FEMS Microbiology Review,2008. 32: p. 27).

FIG. 10 is a scheme showing the DNA region containing the genes requiredto synthesize the S. flexneri 6 O antigen.

FIG. 11 shows expression of the S. flexneri 6 O antigen in E. coli. LPSwas visualized by either silver staining or by transfer tonitrocellulose membranes and detection by antibodies directed against S.flexneri 6.

FIG. 12 shows HPLC of O antigen. LLO analysis of E. coli cells (SCM3)containing S. flexneri—Z3206, E. coli cells (SCM3) containing S.flexneri+Z3206 or empty E. coli (SCM3) cells.

FIG. 13 shows Western blot of Nickel purified proteins from E. colicells expressing EPA, pglB and S. flexneri 6 O-antigen+/−Z3206.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention encompasses a recombinant prokaryotic biosyntheticsystem comprising nucleic acids encoding an epimerase that synthesizesan oligo- or polysaccharide having N-acetylgalactosamine at the reducingterminus, and N-glycosylated proteins having N-acetylgalactosamine atthe reducing terminus of the glycan.

The term “partial amino acid sequence(s)” is also referred to as“optimized consensus sequence(s)” or “consensus sequence(s).” Theoptimized consensus sequence is N-glycosylated by an oligosaccharyltransferase (“OST,” “OTase”), much more efficiently than the regularconsensus sequence “N-X-ST.”

In general, the term “recombinant N-glycosylated protein” refers to anypoly- or oligopeptide produced in a host cell that does not naturallycomprise the nucleic acid encoding said protein. In the context of thepresent invention, this term refers to a protein produced recombinantlyin a prokaryotic host cell, for example, Escherichia spp., Campylobacterspp., Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., Helicobacter spp., Pseudomonasspp., Bacillus spp., and in further embodiments Escherichia cell,Campylobacter jejuni, Salmonella typhimurium etc., wherein the nucleicacid encoding said protein has been introduced into said host cell andwherein the encoded protein is N-glycosylated by the OTase, saidtransferase enzyme naturally occurring in or being introducedrecombinantly into said host cell.

In accordance with the internationally accepted one letter code foramino acids the abbreviations D, E, N, S and T denote aspartic acid,glutamic acid, asparagine, serine, and threonine, respectively.

Proteins according to the invention comprise one or more of an optimizedconsensus sequence(s) D/E-X-N-Z-S/T that is/are introduced into theprotein and N-glycosylated. Hence, the proteins of the present inventiondiffer from the naturally occurring C. jejuni N-glycoproteins which alsocontain the optimized consensus sequence but do not comprise anyadditional (introduced) optimized consensus sequences.

The introduction of the optimized consensus sequence can be accomplishedby the addition, deletion and/or substitution of one or more aminoacids. The addition, deletion and/or substitution of one or more aminoacids for the purpose of introducing the optimized consensus sequencecan be accomplished by chemical synthetic Strategies, which, in view ofthe instant invention, would be well known to those skilled in the artsuch as solid phase-assisted chemical peptide synthesis. Alternatively,and preferred for larger polypeptides, the proteins of the presentinvention can be prepared by recombinant techniques that would beart-standard techniques in light of the invention.

The proteins of the present invention have the advantage that they maybe produced with high efficiency and in any host. In one embodiment ofthe invention, the host comprises a functional pgl operon fromCampylobacter spp., for example, from C. jejuni. In further embodiments,oligosaccharyl transferases from Campylobacter spp. for practicing theinvention are from Campylobacter coli or Campylobacter lari. In view ofthe invention, oligosaccharyl transferases would be apparent to one ofskill in the art. For example, oligosaccharyl transferases are disclosedin references such as Szymanski, C. M. and Wren, B. W. (2005) Proteinglycosylation in bacterial mucosal pathogens, Nat. Rev. Microbiol.3:225-237. The functional pgl operon may be present naturally when saidprokaryotic host is Campylobacter spp., or, for example, C. jejuni.However, as demonstrated before in the art and mentioned above, the pgloperon can be transferred into cells and remain functional in said newcellular environment.

The term “functional pgl operon from Campylobacter spp., preferably C.jejuni” is meant to refer to the cluster of nucleic acids encoding thefunctional oligosaccharyl transferase (OTase) of Campylobacter spp., forexample, C. jejuni, and one or more specific glycosyltransferasescapable of assembling an oligosaccharide on a lipid carrier, and whereinsaid oligosaccharide can be transferred from the lipid carrier to thetarget protein having one or more optimized amino acid sequence(s):D/E-X-N-Z-S/T by the OTase. It to be understood that the term“functional pgl operon from Campylobacter spp., preferably C. jejuni” inthe context of this invention does not necessarily refer to an operon asa singular transcriptional unit. The term merely requires the presenceof the functional components for N-glycosylation of the recombinantprotein in one host cell. These components may be transcribed as one ormore separate mRNAs and may be regulated together or separately. Forexample, the term also encompasses functional components positioned ingenomic DNA and plasmid(s) in one host cell. For the purpose ofefficiency, in one embodiment all components of the functional pgloperon are regulated and expressed simultaneously.

The oligosaccharyl transferase can originate, in some embodiments, fromCampylobacter spp., and in other embodiments, from C. jejuni. Inadditional embodiments, the oligosaccharyl transferase can originatefrom other organisms which are known to those of skill in the art ashaving an oligosaccharyl transferase, such as, for example, Wolinellaspp. and eukaryotic organisms.

The one or more specific glycosyltransferases capable of assembling anoligosaccharide on a lipid carrier may originate from the host cell orbe introduced recombinantly into said host cell, the only functionallimitation being that the oligosaccharide assembled by saidglycosyltransferases can be transferred from the lipid carrier to thetarget protein having one or more optimized consensus sequences by theOTase. Hence, the selection of the host cell comprising specificglycosyltransferases naturally and/or replacing specificglycosyltransferases naturally present in said host as well as theintroduction of heterologous specific glycosyltransferases will enablethose skilled in the art to vary the N-glycans bound to the optimizedN-glycosylation consensus site in the proteins of the present invention.

As a result of the above, the present invention provides for theindividual design of N-glycan-patterns on the proteins of the presentinvention. The proteins can therefore be individualized in theirN-glycan pattern to suit biological, pharmaceutical and purificationneeds.

In embodiments of the present invention, the proteins may comprise onebut also more than one, such as at least two, at least 3 or at least 5of said N-glycosylated optimized amino acid sequences.

The presence of one or more N-glycosylated optimized amino acidsequence(s) in the proteins of the present invention can be of advantagefor increasing their immunogenicity, increasing their stability,affecting their biological activity, prolonging their biologicalhalf-life and/or simplifying their purification.

The optimized consensus sequence may include any amino acid exceptproline in position(s) X and Z. The term “any amino acids” is meant toencompass common and rare natural amino acids as well as synthetic aminoacid derivatives and analogs that will still allow the optimizedconsensus sequence to be N-glycosylated by the OTase. Naturallyoccurring common and rare amino acids are preferred for X and Z. X and Zmay be the same or different.

It is noted that X and Z may differ for each optimized consensussequence in a protein according to the present invention.

The N-glycan hound to the optimized consensus sequence will bedetermined by the specific glycosyltransferases and their interactionwhen assembling the oligosaccharide on a lipid carrier for transfer bythe OTase. In view of the instant invention, those skilled in the artwould be able to design the N-glycan by varying the type(s) and amountof the specific glycosyltransferases present in the desired host cell.

“Monosaccharide” as used herein refers to one sugar residue. “Oligo- andpolysaccharide” refer to two or more sugar residues. The term “glycans”as used herein refers to mono-, oligo- or polysaccharides. “N-glycans”are defined herein as mono-, oligo- or polysaccharides of variablecompositions that are linked to an ε-amide nitrogen of an asparagineresidue in a protein via an N-glycosidic linkage. In an embodiment, theN-glycans transferred by the OTase are assembled on an undecaprenolpyrophosphate (“Und-P-P”) lipid-anchor that is present in thecytoplasmic membrane of gram-negative or positive bacteria. They areinvolved in the synthesis of O antigen, O polysaccharide andpeptidoglycan (Bugg, T. D., and Brandish, P. E. (1994). Frompeptidoglycan to glycoproteins: common features of lipid-linkedoligosaccharide biosynthesis. FEMS Microbiol Lett 119, 255-262; Valvano,M. A. (2003). Export of O-specific lipopolysaccharide. Front Biosci 8,s452-471).

Studies were conducted to determine whether the biosynthesis of alipid-linked repeating tetrasaccharide (4-N-acetylperosamine→fucose→glucose→GalNAc) was initiated by the formation ofGalNAc-P-P-Und by WecA. When membrane fractions from E. coli strainsK12, 0157, and PR4019, a WecA-overexpressing strain, were incubated withUDP-[³H]GalNAc, neither the enzymatic synthesis of [³H]GlcNAc-P-P-Undnor [³H]GalNAc-P-P-Und was detected. However, when membrane fractionsfrom strain O157 were incubated with UDP-[³H]GlcNAc, two enzymaticallylabeled products were observed with the chemical and chromatographicproperties of [³H]GlcNAc-P-P-Und and [³H]GalNAc-P-P-Und, confirming thatstrain O157 contained an epimerase capable of interconvertingGlcNAc-P-P-Und and GalNAc-P-P-Und. The presence of an epimerase was alsoconfirmed by showing that exogenous [³H]GlcNAc-P-P-Und was converted to[³H]GalNAc-P-P-Und when incubated with membranes from strain O157. Whenstrain O157 was metabolically labeled with [³H]GlcNAc, both[³H]GlcNAc-P-P-Und and [³H]GalNAc-P-P-Und were detected. Transformationof E. coli strain 21546 with the Z3206 gene enabled these cells tosynthesize GalNAc-P-P-Und in vivo and in vitro. The reversibility of theepimerase reaction was demonstrated by showing that [³H]GlcNAc-P-P-Undwas reformed when membranes from strain O157 were incubated withexogenous [³H]GalNAc-P-P-Und. The inability of Z3206 to complement theloss of the gne gene in the expression of the Campylobacter jejuniN-glycosylation system in E. coli indicated that it does not function asa UDP-GlcNAc/UDP-GalNAc epimerase. Based on these results, it wasconfirmed that GalNAc-P-P-Und is synthesized reversibly by aGlcNAc-P-P-Und epimerase following the formation of GlcNAc-P-P-Und byWecA in E. coli O157.

The initiating reaction of E. coli O157 O-antigen subunit assembly wasinvestigated to confirm that GalNAc-P-P-Und synthesis is catalyzed bysome previously unknown mechanism rather than by WecA. The evidencepresented herein shows that GalNAc-P-P-Und is not synthesized byGalNAc-P transfer from UDP-GalNAc catalyzed by WecA but rather by thereversible epimerization of the 4-OH of GlcNAc-P-P-Und catalyzed by anepimerase encoded by the Z3206 gene in E. coli O157.

Accordingly, the invention encompasses a novel biosynthetic pathway forthe assembly of an important bacterial cell surface component as well asa new biosynthetic route for the synthesis of GalNAc-P-P-Und. A furtherembodiment of the invention includes the bacterial epimerase as a newtarget for antimicrobial agents.

E. coli O157 synthesizes an O-antigen with the repeating tetrasaccharidestructure (4-N-acetyl perosamine→fucose→glucose→GalNAc). It is shownherein that the biosynthesis of the lipid-linked tetrasaccharideintermediate was not initiated by the enzymatic transfer of GalNAc-Pfrom UDP-GalNAc to Und-P catalyzed by WecA, contrary to earlier geneticstudies (Wang. L. and Reeves, P. R. (1998) Infect. Immun. 66,3545-3551). The invention described herein, obtained by homologysearches and then confirmed by results from genetic, enzymology, andmetabolic labeling experiments, demonstrates that WecA does not utilizeUDP-GalNAc as a substrate, but that WecA is required to synthesizeGlcNAc-P-P-Und which is then reversibly converted to GalNAc-P-P-Und byan epimerase encoded by the Z3206 gene in strain O157.

The Z3206 gene of the present invention belongs to a family of genespresent in several strains that produce surface O-antigen repeat unitscontaining GalNAc residues at their reducing termini (Table 1). TheZ3206 gene sequence is shown in SEQ ID NO: 1. Previous reportsidentified two genes from E. coli O55 (Wang, L., Huskic, S., Cisterne,A., Rothemund, D. and Reeves, P. R. (2002) J. Bacteriol. 184, 2620-2625)and E. coli O86 (Gun, H., Yi, W., Li, L. and Wang, P. G. (2007) Biochem.Biophys. Res. Comm., 356, 604-609), E. coli O55 gne and E. coli O86gne1, respectively, that are 100% identical to a Z3206 gene (Table 1).The E. coli O55 gne gene sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO: 3, and E. coliO86 gne1 gene sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO: 5.

TABLE 1 Correlation of Z3206 gene in bacterial strains expressingO-antigen chains with GalNAc at the reducing termini. GalNAc % Identityat the reducing with terminus of O-antigen Z3206 repeat unit E. coli O55gne (SEQ ID NO: 3) 100 Yes E. coli O86 gnel (SEQ ID NO: 5) 100 YesShigella boydii O18 gne (SEQ ID 88 Yes NO: 7) Salmonella enterica O30gne 94 Yes (SEQ ID NO: 9) C. jejuni gne (SEQ ID NO: 11) 21 No E. coliK12 galE (SEQ ID NO: 13) 27 No E. coli O86 gne2 (SEQ ID NO: 15) 18 Yes

Accordingly, we conclude that E. coli O55 gne and E. coli O86 gne1 alsoencode epimerases capable of converting GlcNAc-P-P-Und to GalNAc-P-P-Undin strains O55 and O86, respectively, which also produce O-antigenrepeat units with GalNAc at the reducing termini (Table 1).

Two experimental approaches in this study indicate that the Z3206protein does not catalyze the epimerization of UDP-GlcNAc to UDP-GalNAcin strain O157. First, when membranes from strain O157 were incubatedwith [³H]UDP-GalNAc, neither [³H]GlcNAc-P-P-Und nor [³H]GalNAc-P-P-Undwas detected (Table 3). If Z3206 catalyzed the conversion of[³H]UDP-GalNAc to [³H]UDP-GlcNAc, it would be expected that[³H]GlcNAc-P-P-Und should be observed. Second, we have shown thathemagglutinin-tagged Z3206 was incapable of complementing theUDP-GalNAc-dependent C. jejuni N-glycosylation reporter system (FIG. 8).

E. coli O55 gne gene from strain O55 (Wang, L., Huskic, S., Cisterne,A., Rothemund, D. and Reeves, P. R. (2002) J. Bacteriol. 184, 2620-2625)was also assayed for epimerase activity by incubating crude extractswith UDP-GalNAc and indirectly assaying the conversion to UDP-GlcNAc bymeasuring an increase in reactivity with p-dimethylaminobenzaldehydeafter acid hydrolysis. In both studies, the formation of the product wasbased on changes in reactivity with p-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde, and nota definitive characterization of the sugar nucleotide end product. A 90%pure polyhistidine-tagged E. coli O86 gne1 was also shown to have a lowlevel of UDP-glucose epimerase activity relative to Gne2 in a coupledassay.

Accordingly, an embodiment of the invention is directed to a recombinantprokaryotic biosynthetic system containing Z3206 gene, E. coli O55 gnegene or E. coli O86 gne1 gene that converts GlcNAc-P-P-Und toGalNAc-P-P-Und.

It is significant that E. coli O86, which synthesizes an O-antigencontaining two GalNAc residues, which would presumably requireUDP-GalNAc as the glycosyl donor for the additional, non-reducingterminal GalNAc, also possesses an additional GlcNAc 4-epimerase gene,termed gne2, within the O-antigen gene cluster (Guo. B, Yi, W., Li, L.and Wang, P. G. (2007) Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 356, 604-609).This additional epimerase gene has high homology with the galE gene ofthe colanic acid gene cluster and appears to be a UDP-GlcNAc 4-epimerasecapable of synthesizing UDP-GalNAc.

The Z3206 gene appears to be highly conserved in E. coli O-serotypesinitiated with GalNAc. In a recent study, 62 E. coli strains, withestablished O-antigen repeat unit structures, were screened forexpression of Z3206 by a polymerase chain reaction based method usingnucleotide primers designed to specifically detect the E. coli O157Z3206 gene (Wang, L., Huskic, Cisterne, A., Rothemund, D. and Reeves, P.R. (2002) J. Bacteriol. 184, 2620-2625). In this study Z3206 wasdetected in 16 of the 22 E. coli strains that were known to containGalNAc, and in only 4 of the 40 strains lacking GalNAc. Moreover, asimilar screen of the 22 GalNAc-containing strains with primers designedto detect an alternative epimerase with UDP-GlcNAc 4-epimerase activity(the GalE gene of E. coli O113) detected no strains carrying this gene,indicating that Z3206 is the GlcNAc 4-epimerase gene most commonlyassociated with the presence of a reducing-terminal GalNAc in O-antigenrepeat units of E. coli.

Analysis of the Z3206 protein sequence by a variety of web-basedtopological prediction algorithms indicates that the Z3206 protein isnot highly hydrophobic. The majority of the topological predictionalgorithms indicate that Z3206 is a soluble 37 kDa protein, althoughTMPred (Hofmann, K., and Stoffel, W. (1993) Biol. Chem. Hoppe-Seyler374, 166 (abstr.)) predicted a single weak N-terminal transmembranehelix. However, Western blotting after SDS-PAGE of cellular fractionsfrom E. coli cells expressing hemagglutinin-tagged Z3206 clearly showsthat the tagged protein is associated with the particulate fractionfollowing hypotonic lysis of the cells. Preliminary experiments showthat the protein remains associated with the particulate fractionfollowing incubation of the membrane fraction with 1 M KCl, but issolubilized in an active form by incubation with 0.1% Triton X-100.

E. coli O157 Z3206 has significant sequence homology with theshort-chain dehydrogenase/reductase family of oxido-reductases includingthe GXXGXXG motif (Rossman fold), consistent with the NAD(P) bindingpocket (Allard, S. T. M., Giraud, M. F., and Naismith, J. H. (2001)Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 58, 1650-1655) and the conserved SX₂₄YX₃K sequence,involved in proton abstraction and donation (Field, R. A. and Naismith,J. H. (2003) Biochemistry 42, 7637-7647). Molecular modeling based oncrystal structures of UDP-Glc 4-epimerase, another member of theshort-chain dehydrogenase/reductase family, suggests that, after hydrideabstraction, the 4-keto intermediate rotates around the β phosphate ofUDP to present the opposite face of the keto intermediate and allowre-insertion of hydride from the opposite side, thus inverting theconfiguration of the hydroxyl at carbon 4. The presence of theseconserved sequences suggests that Z3206 likely functions via a similarmechanism. Although the equilibrium distribution of the epimeraseproducts, seen in FIG. 7, seems to favor the formation ofGlcNAc-P-P-Und, the utilization of GalNAc-P-P-Und for O-antigen repeatunit assembly would drive the epimerization reaction in the direction ofGalNAc-P-P-Und by mass action.

Epimerization of the glycosyl moieties of polyisoprenoid lipidintermediates has not been widely reported in nature. In one previousstudy the 2-epimerization of ribosyl-P-decaprenol to formarabinosyl-P-decaprenol, an arabinosyl donor in arabinogalactanbiosynthesis in mycobacteria, was reported (Mikusová, K., Huang, H.,Yagi, T., Holsters, M., Vereecke, D., D'Haeze, W., Scherman, M. S.,Brennan, P. J., McNeil, M. R., and Crick, D. C. (2005) J. Bacterial.187, 8020-8025). Arabinosyl-P-decaprenol is formed via a two-stepoxidation/reduction reaction requiring two mycobacterial proteins,Rv3790 and Rv3791. Although epimerization was modestly stimulated by theaddition of NAD and NADP, neither Rv3790 nor Rv3791 contain either theRossman fold or the SX₂₄YXXXK motif, characteristic of the short-chaindehydrogenase/reductase family (Allard, S. T. M., Giraud, M.-F. andNaismith, J. H. (2001) Cell. Mal. Life Sci. 58, 1650-1655; Field, R. A.and Naismith, J. H. (2003) Biochemistry 42, 7637-7647).

In summary, a novel biosynthetic pathway for the formation ofGalNAc-P-P-Und by the epimerization of GlcNAc-P-P-Und, is described.

Several antibiotics have been shown to inhibit the synthesis ofGlcNAc-P-P-Und, but are limited in their utility because they also blockthe synthesis of GlcNAc-P-P-dolichol, the initiating dolichol-linkedintermediate of the protein N-glycosylation pathway. AlthoughGlcNAc-P-P-dolichol is a structurally related mammalian counterpart ofthe bacterial glycolipid intermediate, GlcNAc-P-P-Und, there is noevidence for a similar epimerization reaction convertingGlcNAc-P-P-dolichol to GalNAc-P-P-dolichol in eukaryotic cells. Thus,this raises the possibility that in strains where the surface O-antigencontaining GalNAc at the reducing termini are involved in a pathologicalprocess, O-antigen synthesis could potentially be blocked by inhibitingthe bacterial epimerases.

An embodiment of the present invention involves an epimerase thatconverts GlcNAc-P-P-Und (N-acetylglucosaminylpyrophosphorylundecaprenol)to GalNAc-P-P-Und (N-acetylgalactosaminylpyrophosphorylundecaprenol) inE. coli O157. A still further exemplary aspect of the invention involvesthe initiation of synthesis of lipid-bound repeating tetrasaccharidehaving GalNAc at the reducing terminus.

The basis of another aspect of the invention includes the discovery thatCampylobacter jejuni contains a general N-linked protein glycosylationsystem. Various proteins of C. jejuni have been shown to be modified bya heptasaccharide. This heptasaccharide is assembled on undecaprenylpyrophosphate, the carrier lipid, at the cytoplasmic side of the innermembrane by the stepwise addition of nucleotide activatedmonosaccharides catalyzed by specific glycosyltransferases. Thelipid-linked oligosaccharide then flip-flops (diffuses transversely)into the periplasmic space by a flippase, e.g., PglK. In the final stepof N-linked protein glycosylation, the oligosaccharyltransferase (e.g.,PglB) catalyzes the transfer of the oligosaccharide from the carrierlipid to asparagine (Asn) residues within the consensus sequenceD/E-X-N-Z-S/T, where the X and Z can be any amino acid except Pro. Theglycosylation cluster for the heptasaccharide had been successfullytransferred into E. coli and N-linked glycoproteins of Campylobacter hadbeen produced.

It had been demonstrated that PglB does not have a strict specificityfor the lipid-linked sugar substrate. The antigenic polysaccharidesassembled on undecaprenyl pyrophosphate are captured by PglB in theperiplasm and transferred to a protein carrier (Feldman, 2005; Wacker,M., et al., Substrate specificity of bacterial oligosaccharyltransferasesuggests a common transfer mechanism for the bacterial and eukaryoticsystems. Proc Natl. Acad Sci USA. 2006. 103(18): p. 7088-93.) The enzymewill also transfer a diverse array of undecaprenyl pyrophosphate (UPP)linked oligosaccharides if they contain an N-acetylated hexosamine atthe reducing terminus. The nucleotide sequence for pglB and the aminoacid sequence for pglB are published at WO2009/04074.

Accordingly, one embodiment of the invention involves a recombinantN-glycosylated protein comprising: one or more of an introducedconsensus sequence. D/E-X-N-Z-S/T, wherein X and Z can be any naturalamino acid except proline; and an oligo- or polysaccharide havingN-acetylgalactosamine at the reducing terminus and N-linked to each ofsaid one or more introduced consensus sequences by an N-glycosidiclinkage.

In a further embodiment, the present invention is directed to arecombinant prokaryotic biosynthetic system for producing all or aportion of a polysaccharide comprising an epimerase that synthesizesN-acetylgalactosamine (“GalNAc”) on undecaprenyl pyrophosphate. In afurther embodiment, all or a portion of the polysaccharide is antigenic.

In another embodiment, the present invention is directed to arecombinant prokaryotic biosynthetic system comprising: an epimerasethat synthesizes GalNAc on undecaprenyl pyrophosphate; andglycosyltransferases that synthesize a polysaccharide having GalNAc atthe reducing terminus.

An embodiment of the invention further comprises a recombinantprokaryotic biosynthetic system comprising an epimerase that synthesizesGalNAc on undecaprenyl pyrophosphate and glycosyltransferases thatsynthesize a polysaccharide, wherein said polysaccharide has thefollowing structure: α-D-PerNAc-α-L-Fuc-β-D-Glc-α-D-GalNAc; and whereinGalNAc is at the reducing terminus of said polysaccharide.

The recombinant prokaryotic biosynthetic system can produce mono-,oligo- or polysaccharides of various origins. Embodiments of theinvention are directed to oligo- and polysaccharides of various origins.Such oligo- and polysaccharides can be of prokaryotic or eukaryoticorigin. Oligo- or polysaccharides of prokaryotic origin may be fromgram-negative or gram-positive bacteria. In one embodiment of theinvention, the oligo- or polysaccharide is from E. coli. In a furtheraspect of the invention, said oligo- or polysaccharide is from E. coliO157. In another embodiment, said oligo- or polysaccharide comprises thefollowing structure: α-D-PerNAc-α-L-Fuc-P-D-Glc-α-D-GalNAc. In a furtherembodiment of the invention, the oligo- or polysaccharide is fromShigella flexneri. In a still further embodiment, the oligo- orpolysaccharide is from Shigella flexneri 6. In a still further aspect,said oligo- or polysaccharide comprises the following structure:

Embodiments of the invention further include proteins of variousorigins. Such proteins include proteins native to prokaryotic andeukaryotic organisms. The protein carrier can be, for example, AcrA or aprotein carrier that has been modified to contain the consensus sequencefor protein glycosylation, i.e., D/E-X-N-Z-S/T, wherein X and Z can beany amino acid except proline (e.g., a modified Exotoxin Pseudomonasaeruginosa (“EPA”)). In one embodiment of the invention, the protein isPseudomonas aeruginosa EPA.

A further aspect of the invention involves novel bioconjugate vaccineshaving GalNAc at the reducing terminus of the N-glycan. An additionalembodiment of the invention involves a novel approach for producing suchbioconjugate vaccines that uses recombinant bacterial cells that containan epimerase which produces GalNAc on undecaprenyl pyrophosphate. In oneembodiment, bioconjugate vaccines can be used to treat or preventbacterial diseases. In further embodiments, bioconjugate vaccines mayhave therapeutic and/or prophylactic potential for cancer or otherdiseases.

A typical vaccination dosage for humans is about 1 to 25 μg, preferablyabout 1 μg to about 10 μg, most preferably about 10 μg. Optionally, avaccine, such as a bioconjugate vaccine of the present invention,includes an adjuvant.

In an additional embodiment, the present invention is directed to anexpression system for producing a bioconjugate vaccine against at leastone bacterium comprising: a nucleotide sequence encoding anoligosaccharyl transferase; a nucleotide sequence encoding a proteincarrier; at least one polysaccharide gene cluster from the at least onebacterium, wherein the polysaccharide contains GalNAc at the reducingterminus; and a nucleic acid sequence encoding an epimerase. In afurther embodiment, the polysaccharide gene cluster encodes an antigenicpolysaccharide.

In still a further embodiment, the present invention is directed to anexpression system for producing a bioconjugate vaccine against at leastone bacterium comprising: a nucleotide sequence encoding anoligosaccharyl transferase; a nucleotide sequence encoding a proteincarrier comprising at least one inserted consensus sequence,D/E-X-N-Z-S/T, wherein X and Z may be any natural amino acid exceptproline; at least one polysaccharide gene cluster from the at least onebacterium, wherein the polysaccharide contains GalNAc at the reducingterminus; and the Z3206 gene. In a further embodiment, thepolysaccharide gene cluster encodes an antigenic polysaccharide.

In yet another embodiment, the present invention is directed to abioconjugate vaccine comprising: a protein carrier; at least oneimmunogenic polysaccharide chain linked to the protein carrier, whereinsaid polysaccharide has GalNAc at the reducing terminus, and furtherwherein said GalNAc is directly linked to the protein carrier; and anadjuvant.

In yet an additional embodiment, the present invention is directed to abioconjugate vaccine comprising: a protein carrier comprising at leastone inserted consensus sequence, D/E-X-N-Z-S/T, wherein X and Z may beany natural amino acid except proline; least one immunogenicpolysaccharide from at least one bacterium, linked to the proteincarrier, wherein the at least one immunogenic polysaccharide containsGalNAc at the reducing terminus directly linked to the protein carrier;and, optionally, an adjuvant.

Another embodiment of the invention is directed to a method of producinga bioconjugate vaccine, said method comprising: assembling apolysaccharide having GalNAc at the reducing terminus in a recombinantorganism through the use of glycosyltransferases; linking said GalNAc toan asparagine residue of one or more target proteins in said recombinantorganism, wherein said one or more target proteins contain one or moreT-cell epitopes.

In a further embodiment, the present invention is directed to a methodof producing a bioconjugate vaccine, said method comprising: introducinggenetic information encoding for a metabolic apparatus that carries outN-glycosylation of a target protein into a prokaryotic organism toproduce a modified prokaryotic organism; wherein the genetic informationrequired for the expression of one or more recombinant target proteinsis introduced into said prokaryotic organism; wherein the geneticinformation required for the expression of E. coli strain O157 epimeraseis introduced into said prokaryotic organism; and wherein the metabolicapparatus comprises glycosyltransferases of a type that assembles apolysaccharide having GalNAc at the reducing terminus on a lipidcarrier, and an oligosaccharyltransferase, the oligosaccharyltransferasecovalently linking GalNAc of the polysaccharide to an asparagine residueof the target protein, and the target protein containing at least oneT-cell epitope; producing a culture of the modified prokaryoticorganism; and obtaining glycosylated proteins from the culture medium.

A further aspect of the present invention relates to a pharmaceuticalcomposition. An additional aspect of the invention involves apharmaceutical composition comprising at least one N-glycosylatedprotein according to the invention. In light of the disclosure herein,the preparation of medicaments comprising proteins would be well knownin the art. A still further aspect of the invention relates to apharmaceutical composition comprising an antibiotic that inhibits anepimerase that converts GlcNAc-P-P-Und to GalNAc-P-P-Und. In a preferredembodiment, the pharmaceutical composition of the invention comprises apharmaceutically acceptable excipient, diluent and/or adjuvant.

Suitable excipients, diluents and/or adjuvants are well-known in theart. An excipient or diluent may be a solid, semi-solid or liquidmaterial which may serve as a vehicle or medium for the activeingredient. One of ordinary skill in the art in the field of preparingcompositions can readily select the proper form and mode ofadministration depending upon the particular characteristics of theproduct selected, the disease or condition to be treated, the stage ofthe disease or condition, and other relevant circumstances (Remington'sPharmaceutical Sciences, Mack Publishing Co. (1990)). The proportion andnature of the pharmaceutically acceptable diluent or excipient aredetermined by the solubility and chemical properties of thepharmaceutically active compound selected, the chosen route ofadministration, and standard pharmaceutical practice. The pharmaceuticalpreparation may be adapted for oral, parenteral or topical use and maybe administered to the patient in the form of tablets, capsules,suppositories, solution, suspensions, or the like. The pharmaceuticallyactive compounds of the present invention, while effective themselves,can be formulated and administered in the form of their pharmaceuticallyacceptable salts, such as acid addition salts or base addition salts,for purposes of stability, convenience of crystallization, increasedsolubility, and the like.

In instances where specific nucleotide or amino acid sequences arenoted, it will be understood that the present invention encompasseshomologous sequences that still embody the same functionality as thenoted sequences. In an embodiment of the invention, such sequences areat least 85% homologous. In another embodiment, such sequences are atleast 90% homologous. In still further embodiments, such sequences areat least 95% homologous.

The determination of percent identity between two nucleotide or aminoacid sequences is known to one of skill in the art.

Nucleic acid sequences described herein, such as those described in thesequence listing below, are examples only, and it will be apparent toone of skill in the art that the sequences can be combined in differentways. Additional embodiments of the invention include variants ofnucleic acids. A variant of a nucleic acid (e.g., a codon-optimizednucleic acid) can be substantially identical, that is, at least 80%identical, for example, 80%, 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%,97%, 98%, 99% or 99.5% identical, to SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ IDNO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ IDNO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQID NO: 21, SEQ ID NO: 22, SEQ ID NO: 23, SEQ ID NO: 24, SEQ ID NO: 27,SEQ ID NO: 28 or SEQ ID NO: 29. Nucleic acid variants of a sequence thatcontains SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ IDNO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 21, SEQ ID NO: 22,SEQ ID NO: 23, SEQ ID NO: 24, SEQ ID NO: 27, SEQ ID NO: 28 or SEQ ID NO:29 include nucleic acids with a substitution, variation, modification,replacement, deletion, and/or addition of one or more nucleotides (forexample, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35,40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 125, 150, 175 or200 nucleotides) from a sequence that contains SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ IDNO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 21, SEQ ID NO: 22, SEQ ID NO: 23, SEQ ID NO: 24, SEQID NO: 27, SEQ ID NO: 28 or SEQ ID NO: 29, or parts thereof.

For example, in an embodiment of the instant invention, such variantsinclude nucleic acids that encode an epimerase which convertsGlcNAc-P-P-Und to GalNAc-P-P-Und and that i) are expressed in a hostcell, such as, for example, E. coli and ii) are substantially identicalto SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 7 or SEQ ID NO:9, or parts thereof.

Nucleic acids described herein include recombinant DNA and synthetic(e.g., chemically synthesized) DNA. Nucleic acids can be double-strandedor single-stranded. In the case of single-stranded nucleic acids, thenucleic acid can be a sense strand or antisense strand. Nucleic acidscan be synthesized using oligonucleotide analogs or derivatives.

Plasmids that include a nucleic acid described herein can be transfectedor transformed into host cells for expression. Techniques fortransfection and transformation are known to those of skill in the art.

All publications mentioned herein are incorporated by reference in theirentirety. It is to be understood that the term “or,” as used herein,denotes alternatives that may, where appropriate, be combined; that is,the term “or” includes each listed alternative separately as well astheir combination. As used herein, unless the context clearly dictatesotherwise, references to the singular, such as the singular forms “a,”an,” and “the,” include the plural, and references to the plural includethe singular.

The invention is further defined by reference to the following examplesthat further describe the compositions and methods of the presentinvention, as well as its utility. It will be apparent to those skilledin the art that modifications, both to compositions and methods, may bepracticed which are within the scope of the invention.

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Bacterial Strains and Plasmids—

E. coli strains PR4019 (Rush, J. S., Rick, P. D. and Waechter, C. J.(1997) Glycobiology, 7, 315-322) and PR21546 (Meier-Dieter, U., Starman,R., Barr, K., Mayer, H. and Rick, P. I). (1990) J. Biol. Chem., 265,13490-13497) were generous gifts from Dr. Paul Rick, Bethesda, Md., andE. coli O157:H45 (Stephan, R., Borel, N., Zweifel, C., Blanco, M, andBlanco, J. E. (2004) BMC Microbiol 4:10) was a gift from Dr. ClaudioZweifel, Veterinary Institute, University of Zurich, E. coli DH5α(Invitrogen) was used as the host for cloning experiments and forprotein glycosylation analysis. Plasmids used are listed in Table 2.

TABLE 2 Plasmids used in Examples Plasmid Description Ref pMLBAD Cloningvector, Tmp^(R) Lefebre & Valvano (2002) pMLBAD:Z3206 Z3206 in pMLBAD,Tmp^(R), expression Examples (SEQ ID NO: 23) controlled byarabinose-inducible herein promoter pMLBAD:gne gne in pMLBAD, Tmp^(R),expression Examples (SEQ ID NO: 24) controlled by arabinose-inducibleherein promoter pACYCpgl C. jejuni pgl cluster Cm^(R) Wacker, et al.(2002) pACYCgne::kan C. jejuni pgl cluster containing a kan Linton, etcassette in gne, Cm^(R), Kan^(R) al. (2005) pWA2 Soluble periplasmichexa-His-tagged Feldman, AcrA under control of Tet promoter in et al.pBR322, Amp^(R) (2005)

Materials—

[1,6-³H]GlcNAc (30 Ci/mmol), UDP-[1-³H]GlcNAc (20 Ci/mmol) andUDP-[6-³H]GalNAc (20 Ci/mmol) were obtained from American RadiolabeledChemicals (St. Louis, Mo.). Quantum 1 silica gel G thin layer plates area product of Quantum Industries (Fairfield, N.J.), and Baker Si250Silica Gel G plates are manufactured by Mallinekrodt Chemical Works.Yeast extract and Bacto-peptone were products of BD Biosciences. Allother chemicals were obtained from standard commercial sources.Trimethoprim (50 μg/ml), chloramphenicol (20 μg/ml), ampicillin (100μg/ml), and kanamycin (50 μg/ml) were added to the media as needed.

Construction of Recombinant Plasmids—

E. coli strain DH5α was used for DNA cloning experiments and constructedplasmids were verified by DNA sequencing. The Z3206 gene was amplifiedfrom E. coli O157:H45 by PCR with oligonucleotides Z3206-Fw andZ3206-RvHA (AAACCCGGGATGAACGATAACG TTTTGCTC (SEQ ID NO: 17) andAAATCTAGATTAAGCGTAATCTGGAACATCGTATGGGTACTCAGAAACAA ACGTTATGTC (SEQ IDNO: 18): restriction sites are underlined). The PCR fragment wasdigested with SmaI and XbaI and ligated into SmaI-XbaI cleaved pMLBADvector (Lefebre, M. D. and Valvano M. A. (2002) Appl Environ Microbiol68: 5956-5964). This resulted in plasmid pMLBAD:Z3206 (SEQ ID NO: 23)encoding Z3206 with a C-terminal hemagglutinin tag.

The gne gene was amplified from pACYCpgl (Wacker, M., Linton, D.,Hitchen, P. G., Nita-Lazar, M., Haslam, S. M., North, S. J., Panico, M.,Morris, H. R., Dell, A., Wrenn, B. W., Aebi, M. (2002) Science 298,1790-1793), encoding Campylobacter jejuni pgl cluster, witholigonucleotides gne-Fw and gne-RV (AAACCATGGATGAAAATTCTTATTAGCGG (SEQID NO: 19) and AAATCTAGATTAAGCGTAATCTGGAACATCGTATGGGTAGCACTGTTTTTCCCAATC (SEQ ID NO: 20); restriction sites are underlined). The PCRproduct was digested with NcoI and XbaI and ligated into the same sitesof pMLBAD to generate plasmid pMLBAD:gne (SEQ ID NO: 24) which encodesOne with a C-terminal hemagglutinin tag (Table 2).

Growth Conditions, Protein Expression and Immunodetection—

E. coli strains were cultured in Luria-Bertani medium (1% yeast extract,2% Bacto-peptone, 0.6% NaCl) at 37° C. with vigorous shaking. Arabinoseinducible expression was achieved by adding arabinose at a finalconcentration of 0.02-0.2% (w/v) to E. coli cells grown up to an A₆₀₀ of0.05-0.4. The same amount of arabinose was added again 5 hpost-induction, and incubation continued for 4-15 h.

Analytical Procedures—

Protein concentrations were determined using the BCA protein assay(Pierce) after precipitation of membrane proteins with deoxycholate andtrichloroacetic acid according to the Pierce Biotechnology bulletin“Eliminate Interfering Substances from Samples for BCA Protein Assay.”Samples were analyzed for radioactivity by scintillation spectrometry ina Packard Tri-Carb 2100TR liquid scintillation spectrometer after theaddition of 0.5 ml of 1% SDS and 4 ml of Econosafe EconomicalBiodegradable Counting Mixture (Research Products International, Corp.,Mount Prospect, Ill.).

Example 1: Identification of an E. coli O157 Gene EncodingGlcNAc-P-P-Und 4-Epimerase

We describe herein the surprising discovery of a new biosyntheticpathway in which GalNAc-P-P-Und is formed by the epimerization of the4-OH of GlcNAc-P-P-Und catalyzed by the previously unknown action of a4-epimerase. In this pathway, GlcNAc-P-P-Und is formed by the transferof GlcNAc-P from UDP-GlcNAc, catalyzed by WecA, and then GlcNAc-P-P-Undis epimerized to GalNAc-P-P-Und by GlcNAc-P-P-Und-4-epimerase, which wasa previously unknown pathway (FIG. 2.

The gene encoding a candidate for the GlcNAc-P-P-Und 4-epimerase wasidentified by DNA homology searches. Homology searches were performedusing the U.S. National Library of Medicine databases found athttp:blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.govBlast.cgi. Genomic sequences of differentbacteria encoding O antigen repeating units having a GalNAc at thereducing terminus were screened. One group with a repeating unitcontaining a GalNAc at the reducing terminus, and a second group lackinga terminal GalNAc in the repeating unit were compared to identifypotential epimerases. Using these criteria, Z3206 was identified as acandidate GlcNAc-P-P-Und 4-epimerase (Table 1).

The GlcNAc 4-epimerase genes present in E. coli strains with O-antigenrepeat units containing GalNAc can be separated into two homology groupsas shown in Table 1. It was surprisingly discovered that one homologygroup (containing grid) clearly was correlated with the presence ofGalNAc as the initiating sugar on the O-antigen repeat unit. It wasfurther surprisingly discovered that the second group (containing gne2)exhibits a high degree of similarity to the UDP-Glc epimerase, GalE, andis found in E. coli strains that do not initiate O-antigen repeat unitsynthesis with GalNAc. Z3206 in E. coli O157, a gene with a high degreeof homology to gne1, was identified as a candidate GlcNAc-P-P-Und4-epimerase. The genomic location of the Z3206 gene is consistent with arole in this pathway, as it resides between galF of the O-antigencluster and wcaM which belongs to the colanic acid cluster.

The research described in Examples 2-11 further confirms the abovediscoveries, including identifying the GlcNAc 4-epimerase (E. coli O157Z3206) as catalyzing the formation of GalNAc-P-P-Und.

Example 2: UDP-GalNAc is not a Substrate for E. coli WecA(GlcNAc-phosphotransferase)

To determine if E. coli WecA will utilize UDP-GalNAc as a GalNAc-P donorto form GalNAc-P-P-Und, membrane fractions from E. coli strains K12,PR4019, a WecA-overexpressing strain, and O157, which synthesize atetrasaccharide O-antigen repeat unit with GalNAc at the reducingterminus presumably initiated by the synthesis of GalNAc-P-P-Und, wereincubated with UDP-[³H]GalNAc.

Preparation of E. coli Membranes—

Bacterial cells were collected by centrifugation at 1,000×g for 10 min,washed once in ice-cold phosphate-buffered saline, once with cold water,and once with 10 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.4, 0.25 M sucrose. The cells wereresuspended to a density of ˜200 A₆₀₀ units/ml in 10 mM Tris-HCl, pH7.4, 0.25 M sucrose, 10 mM EDTA containing 0.2 mg/ml lysozyme, andincubated at 30° C. for 30 min. Bacterial cells were recovered bycentrifugation at 1,000×g for 10 min, quickly resuspended in 40 volumesof ice-cold 10 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.4, and placed on ice. After 10 min thecells were homogenized with 15 strokes with a tight-fitting Douncehomogenizer and supplemented with 0.1 mM phenylmethylsulfonyl fluorideand sucrose to a final concentration of 0.25 M. Unbroken cells wereremoved by centrifugation at 1,000×g for 10 min, and cell envelopes wererecovered by centrifugation at 40,000×g for 20 min. The membranefraction was resuspended in 10 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.4, 0.25 M sucrose, 1 mMEDTA and again sedimented at 40,000×g and resuspended in the same bufferto a protein concentration of ˜20 mg/ml. Membrane fractions were storedat −20° C. until needed.

Assay for the Biosynthesis of [³H]GlcNAc-P-P-Und and [³H]GalNAc-P-P-Undin E. coli Membranes In Vitro—

Reaction mixtures for the synthesis of GlcNAc-P-P-Und and GalNAc-P-P-Undcontained 50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 8, 40 mM MgCl₂, 5 mM dithiothreitol, 5 mM5′ AMP. E. coli membrane fraction (50-200 μg membrane protein, andeither 5 μm UDP-[³H]GlcNAc/GalNAc (500-2500 dpm/pmol) in a total volumeof 0.05 ml. After incubation at 37° C., reactions were terminated by theaddition of 40 volumes of CHCl₃/CH₃OH (2:1), and the total lipid extractcontaining [³H]HexNAc-P-P-undecaprcnols was prepared as describedpreviously (Waechter. C. J., Kennedy, J. L. and Harford, J. B. (1976)Arch. Biochem, Biophys. 174, 726-737). After partitioning, the organicphase was dried under a stream of nitrogen and redissolved in 1 mlCHCl₃/CH₃OH (2:1), and an aliquot (0.2 ml) was removed, dried in ascintillation vial, and analyzed for radioactivity by liquidscintillation spectrometry in a Packard Tri-Carb 2100 TR liquidscintillation spectrometer. To determine the rate of synthesis of[³H]GlcNAc-P-P-Und or [³H]GalNAc-P-P-Und, the lipid extract was driedunder a stream of nitrogen, redissolved in a small volume of CHCl₃/CH₃OH(2:1), and spotted on a 10×20-cm borate-impregnated Baker Si250 silicagel plate, and the plate was developed with CHCl₃, CH₃OH, H₂O, 0.2 Msodium borate (65:25:2:2). Individual glycolipids were detected with aBioscan AR2000 Imaging Scanner (Bioscan, Washington, D.C.). Thebiosynthetic rates for each glycolipid were calculated by multiplyingthe total amount of radioactivity in [³H]GlcNAc/GalNAc-P-P-Und by thepercentage of the individual [³H] glycolipids.

Membrane fractions from different E. coli strains (K12, PR4019 and O157)were incubated with either UDP-[³H]GlcNAc or UDP-[³H]GalNAc and theincorporation into [³H]GlcNAc/GalNAc-P-P-Und was determined as describedabove. As seen in Table 3, no labeled glycolipids were detected afterthe incubation with UDP-[³H]GalNAc, only GlcNAc-P-P-Und was detectablewhen membrane fractions were incubated with UDP-[³H]GlcNAc

TABLE 3 Synthesis of [³H]GlcNAc/GalNAc-P-P-undecaprenol in E. colimembrane fractions using either UDP-[³H]GlcNAc or UDP-[³H]GalNAc assubstrate [³H]Glycolipid formed Source of Sugar nucleotideGlcNAc-P-P-Und GalNAc-P-P-Und membranes added (pmol/mg) (pmol/mg) K12UDP-[³H]GlcNAc 6.4 <0.01 K12 UDP-[³H]GalNAc <0.01 <0.01 PR4019UDP-[³H]GlcNAc 44 <0.01 PR4019 UDP-[³H]GalNAc <0.01 <0.01 O157UDP-[³H]GlcNAc 1.5 0.5 O157 UDP-[³H]GalNAc <0.01 <0.01

Moreover, neither the addition of exogenous Und-P to incubations withmembranes from PR4019, the WecA-overexpressing strain, or the additionof cytosolic fractions from O157 cells resulted in the formation ofGalNAc-P-P-Und from UDP-GalNAc. These results demonstrate thatUDP-GalNAc is not a substrate for WecA and suggest that GalNAc-P-P-Undis formed by an alternative mechanism.

When membranes from strain K12 were incubated with UDP-[³H]GlcNAc,[³H]GlcNAc-P-P-Und was synthesized as expected (Rush, J. S., Rick, P. D.and Waechter, C. J. (1997) Glycobiology, 7, 315-322). However, whenmembranes from strain O157 were incubated with UDP-[³H]GlcNAc, inaddition to [³H]GlcNAc-P-P-Und, a second labeled lipid shown to be[³H]GalNAc-P-P-Und (see below) was observed. When the time course forthe formation of the two glycolipids was examined, the incorporation ofradioactivity into [³H]GlcNAc-P-P-Und (FIG. 1, O) occurred more quicklyand to a higher extent than into [³H]GalNAc-P-P-Und (FIG. 1, ●),compatible with a precursor-product relationship (FIG. 2).

The observation that E. coli O157 membranes do not utilize UDP-GalNAc asa GalNAc-P donor for the synthesis of GalNAc-P-P-Und is one examplewhich confirms the biosynthetic pathway for the formation ofGalNAc-P-P-Und illustrated in FIG. 2. In this scheme, GlcNAc-P-P-Und isformed by the transfer of GlcNAc-P from UDP-GlcNAc, catalyzed by WecA,and then GlcNAc-P-P-Und is epimerized by the action of a previouslyunknown 4-epimerase to produce GalNAc-P-P-Und.

Example 3: Characterization of [³H]GalNAc-P-P-Und Formed In Vitro withMembrane Fractions from E. coli Strain O157

Consistent with the additional O157-specific glycolipid product detectedin FIG. 1, as GalNAc-P-P-Und, it was stable to mild alkalinemethanolysis (toluene/methanol 1:3, containing 0.1 N KOH, 0° C., 60min), retained by DEAE-cellulose equilibrated in CHCl₃/CH₃OH/H₂O(10:10:3), and eluted with CHCl₃/CH₃OH/H₂O (10:10:3) containing 20 mMammonium acetate as reported previously for [³H]GlcNAc₁₋₂-P-P-Dol(Waechter, J. and Harford, B. (1977) Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 181,185-198).

[³H]GalNAc-P-P-Und was clearly resolved from [³H]GalNAc-P-P-Und by thinlayer chromatography on borate-impregnated silica gel G (Kean, E. L.(1966) J. Lipid Res. 7, 149-452) and purified by preparative TLC asshown in FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B.

Preparation of Borate-Impregnated Thin Layer Plates and Whatman No. 1Paper—

Silica gel thin layer plates were impregnated with sodium borate bybriefly immersing the plates in 2.5% Na₂B₄O₇.10 H₂O in 95% methanol asdescribed by Kean (Kean, E. L. (1966) J. Lipid Res. 7.449-452). Theborate-impregnated TLC plates were dried overnight at room temperatureand stored in a vacuum dessicator over Drierite until use. Immediatelybefore chromatography, the plates were activated by heating briefly(˜10-15 min) to 100° C. Whatman No. 1 paper was impregnated with sodiumborate by dipping 20×30-cm sheets of Whatman 1 paper in 0.2 MNa₂B₄O₇.10H₂O. The Whatman No. 1 paper sheets were pressed firmlybetween two sheets of Whatman No. 3MM paper and allowed to dry at roomtemperature for several days, as described by Cardini and Leloir(Cardini, C. E. and Leloir, L. F. (1957) J. Biol. Chem. 225, 317-324).

Characterization of Glycan Products Formed in In Vitro Reactions—

The glycans of the individual glycolipids ([³H]GalNAc-P-P-Und and[³H]GlcNAc-P-P-Und) were characterized by descending paperchromatography after release by mild acid hydrolysis. The GlcNAc/GalNAclipids were dried under a stream of nitrogen in a conical screw-cap tubeand heated to 100° C., 15 min in 0.2 ml 0.01 M HCl. After hydrolysis thesamples were applied to a 0.8-ml mixed-bed ion-exchange columncontaining 0.4 ml of AG50WX8 (H⁺) and 0.4 ml AG1X8 (acetate form) andeluted with 1.5 ml water. The eluate was dried under a stream ofnitrogen, redissolved in a small volume of H₂O (0.02 ml), spotted on a30-cm strip of borate-impregnated Whatman No. 1 paper, and developed indescending mode with butanol/pyridine/water (6:4:3) for 40-50 h. Afterdrying, the paper strips were cut into 1-cm zones and analyzed forradioactivity by scintillation spectrometry. GlcNAc and GalNAc standardswere detected using an aniline-diphenylamine dip reagent (Schwimmer, S.and Benvenue, A. (1956) Science 123, 543-544).

Glycan products were converted to their corresponding alditols byreduction with 0.1 M NaBH₄ in 0.1 M NaOH (final volume ml) followingmild acid hydrolysis as described above. After incubation at roomtemperature overnight, the reactions were quenched with several drops ofglacial acetic acid and dried under a stream of nitrogen out of methanolcontaining 1 drop of acetic acid, several times. The alditols weredissolved in water, desalted by passage over 0.5 ml columns of AG50WX8(H+) and AG1X8 (acetate), dried under nitrogen, and spotted on 30-cmstrips of Whatman No. 3MM paper. The Whatman No. 3 MM strips weredeveloped overnight in descending mode with ethyl acetate, pyridine, 0.1M boric acid (65:25:20), dried, cut into 1-cm zones, and analyzed forradioactivity by scintillation spectrometry. GlcNAcitol and GalNAcitolstandards were visualized using a modification of theperiodate-benzidine dip procedure (Gordon, H. T., Thornburg, W. andWerum, L. N. (1956) Anal. Chem. 28, 849-855). The paper strips weredipped in acetone, 0.1 M NaIO₄ (95:5), allowed to air dry for 3 min, andthen dipped in acetone/acetic acid/H₂O/o-tolidine (96:0.6:4.4:0.2 gm).Alditols containing cis-diols stain as yellow spots on a bluebackground.

Mass Spectrometry (“MS”) of Glycolipids—

Purified glycolipids were analyzed using an ABI/MDS Sciex 4000 Q-Traphybrid triple quadrupole linear ion trap mass spectrometer with an ABITurbo V electrospray ionsource (ABIMDS-Sciex, Toronto, Canada). Inbrief, samples were infused at 10 μl/min with ion source settingsdetermined empirically, and MS/MS (mass spectroscopy in a seconddimension) information was obtained by fragmentation of the molecularion in linear ion trap mode.

When the glycolipid was treated with mild acid (0.01 N HCl, 100° C., 15min), the water-soluble product co-chromatographed with [³H]GalNAc ondescending paper chromatography with borate-impregnated Whatman No. 1paper (FIG. 3C). In addition, when the labeled sugar was reduced, it wasconverted to [³H]alditol, GalNAc-OH (FIG. 3D). Moreover, negative-ion MSanalysis yielded the [M-H]-ion of m/z=1128, expected for GalNAc-P-P-Und,and the MS/MS daughter ion spectrum showed a prominent ion at m/z=907,expected for a glycolipid containing P-P-Und (Guan, Z., Breazeale, S. D.and Raetz, C. R. (2005) Anal. Biochem. 345, 336-339). The identificationof the glycolipid product formed by strain O157 as GalNAc-P-P-Und isalso supported by its formation from exogenous GlcNAc-P-P-Und (seeExample 7).

Example 4: Metabolic Labeling of [³H]GalNAc-P-P-Und (In Vivo) with[³H]GlcNAc in E. coli Cells Expressing the Z3206 Gene

To investigate whether expression of the E. coli O157 Z3206 gene enabledcells to synthesize GalNAc-P-P-Und, E. coli strain 21546 (Meier-Dieter,U., Starman, R., Barr, K., Mayer, H. and Rick, P. D. (1990) J. Biol.Chem., 265, 13490-13497) expressing the Z3206 gene was labeledmetabolically with [³H]GlcNAc and analyzed for [³H]GlcNAc/GalNAc-P-P-Undformation.

Metabolic Labeling of Bacterial Cells—

E. coli cells were cultured with vigorous shaking in Luria-Bertanimedium at 37° C. to an A₆₀₀ of 0.5-1. [³H]GlcNAc was added to a finalconcentration of 1 μCi/ml and the incubation was continued for 5 min at37° C. The incorporation of radiolabel into glycolipids was terminatedby the addition of 0.5 gm/ml crushed ice, and the cultures werethoroughly mixed. The bacterial cells were recovered by centrifugationat 4000×g for 10 min, and the supernatant was discarded. The cells werewashed with ice-cold phosphate-buffered saline two times, resuspended byvigorous vortex mixing in 10 volumes (cell pellet) of methanol, andsonicated briefly with a probe sonicator at 40% full power. Aftersonication, 20 volumes of chloroform were added, and the extracts weremixed vigorously and allowed to stand at room temperature for 15 min.The insoluble material was sedimented by centrifugation, and the pelletwas re-extracted with a small volume of CHCl₃/CH₃OH (2:1) twice. Thecombined organic extracts were then processed as described below.

Purification of GlcNAc-P-P-Und and GalNAc-P-P-Und—

GlcNAc/GalNAc-P-P-Und was extracted with CHCl₃/CH₃OH (2:1) and freed ofwater-soluble material by partitioning as described elsewhere (Waechter,C. J., Kennedy, J. L. and Harford, J. B. (1976) Arch. Biochem. Biophys.174, 726-737). The organic extract was then dried under a stream ofnitrogen, and the bulk glycerophospholipids were destroyed bydeacylation in toluene/methanol (1:3) containing 0.1 N KOH at 0° C. for60 min. The deacylation reaction was neutralized with acetic acid,diluted with 4 volumes of CHCl₃/CH₃OH (2:1), and washed with 15 volumeof 0.9% NaCl. The organic (lower) phase was washed with 13 volume ofCHCl₃, CH₃OH, 0.9% NaCl (3:48:47), and the aqueous phase was discarded.The organic phase was diluted with sufficient methanol to accommodatethe residual aqueous phase in the organic phase and applied to aDEAE-cellulose column (5 ml) equilibrated with CHCl₃/CH₃OH (2:1). Thecolumn was washed with 20 column volumes of CHCl₃/CH₃OH/H₂O (10:10:3)and then eluted with CHCl₃/CH₃OH/H₂O (10:10:3) containing 20 mM ammoniumacetate. Fractions (2 ml) were collected and monitored for eitherradioactivity, or GlcNAc/GalNAc-P-P-Und using an anisaldehyde sprayreagent (Dunphy, P. J., Kerr, J. D., Pennock, J. F., Whittle, K. J., andFeeney, J. (1967) Biochim. Biophys. Acta 136, 136-147) after resolutionby thin layer chromatography on borate-impregnated silica plates (asdescribed earlier).

E. coli strain 21546 was selected as the host for the Z3206 expressionstudies because a mutation in UDP-ManNAcA synthesis results in a blockin the utilization of GlcNAc-P-P-Und for the synthesis of theenterobacterial common antigen. Because E. coli 21546 is derived from E.coli K12 it does not synthesize an O-antigen repeat as well (Stevenson,G., Neal, B., Liu, D., Hobbs, M., Packer, N. H., Batley, M., Redmond, J.W., Lindquist, L. and Reeves, P. (1994) J. Bacterial., 176, 4144-4156),and thus, larger amounts of GlcNAc-P-P-Und accumulate for the conversionto GalNAc-P-P-Und. When strain 21546 and the transformant expressing theZ3206 gene were labeled with [³H]GlcNAc and the radiolabeled lipids wereanalyzed by thin layer chromatography on borate-impregnated silica gelplates, the parental strain (FIG. 4A) synthesized only one labeledlipid, GlcNAc-P-P-Und. However, 21546 cells expressing the Z3206 gene(FIG. 4B) also synthesized an additional labeled lipid shown to beGalNAc-P-P-Und.

Example 5: Membrane Fractions from E. coli Cells Expressing the Z3206Gene Synthesize GalNAc-P-P-Und In Vitro

To corroborate that the protein encoded by the E. coli O157 Z3206 genecatalyzed the synthesis of GalNAc-P-P-Und, membrane fractions from E.coli cells expressing the Z3206 gene were incubated with [³H]UDP-GlcNAcand the [³H]glycolipid products were analyzed by thin layerchromatography (chromatographic preparation and characterization methodsare described in Example 3) on borate-impregnated silica gel plates asshown in FIG. 5. When membrane fractions from E. coli K12 or the hoststrain E. coli 21546 cells were incubated with UDP-[³H]GlcNAc, only[³H]GlcNAc-P-P-Und was observed (FIG. 5A and FIG. 5C). However, membranefractions from E. Coli O157 and E. coli 21546 expressing Z3206 formedGalNAc-P-P-Und as well (FIG. 5B and FIG. 5D).

Example 6: Formation of GlcNAc-P-P-Und, but not GalNAc-P-P-Und, isReversed in the Presence of UMP

To provide additional evidence that GalNAc-P-P-Und is synthesized fromGlcNAc-P-P-Und, and not by the action of WecA using UDP-GalNAc as aglycosyl donor, the effect of discharging endogenous, pre-labeled[³H]GlcNAc-P-P-Und and [³H]GalNAc-P-P-Und with UMP was examined. TheGlcNAc-phosphotransferase reaction catalyzed by WecA is freelyreversible by the addition of excess UMP re-synthesizing UDP-GlcNAc andreleasing Und-P.

In this experiment membrane fractions from E. coli strain 21546expressing Z3206 were pre-labeled for 10 min with UDP-[³H]GlcNAcfollowed by the addition of 1 mM UMP, and the amount of each labeledglycolipid remaining was determined. The results illustrated in FIG. 6Ashow the relative amounts of [³H]GlcNAc-P-P-Und and [³H]GalNAc-P-P-Undat the end of the 10 min labeling period. After incubation with 1 mM UMPfor 1 min it can be seen that there is a substantial loss of[³H]GalNAc-P-P-Und, whereas the [³H]GalNAc-P-P-Und peak is relativelyunchanged (FIG. 6B) (chromatographic preparation and characterizationmethods are described in Example 5), This observation is consistent withthe results in Table 3 indicating that WecA does not catalyze thetransfer of GalNAc-P into GalNAc-P-P-Und from UDP-GalNAc. It isnoteworthy that during the second minute of incubation with UMP (FIG.6C), the loss of GlcNAc-P-P-Und slows, and there is a slight reductionin the peak of [³H]GalNAc-P-P-Und, suggesting that [³H]GalNAc-P-P-Und isre-equilibrating with the [³H]GlcNAc-P-P-Und pool by reversal of theepimerase reaction (see Example 7).

Example 7: Interconversion of Exogenous, Purified [³H]GlcNAc-P-P-Und and[³H]GalNAc-P-P-Und Catalyzed by Membranes from E. Coli Cells ExpressingZ3206

To provide direct evidence that GlcNAc-P-P-Und and GalNAc-P-P-Und can bedirectly interconverted by membrane fractions from E. coli cellsexpressing Z3260, purified [³H]GlcNAc-P-P-Und and [³H]GalNAc-P-P-Undwere tested as exogenous substrates.

Purified [³H]GlcNAc-P-P-Und/[³H]GalNAc-P-P-Und were prepared as inExample 4 (Metabolic Labeling of Bacterial Cells and Purification ofGlcNAc-P-P-Und and GalNAc-P-P-Und). [³H]HexNAc-P-P-undecaprenols (2000dpm/pmol, dispersed in 1% Triton X-100, final concentration 0.1%) wereincubated with E. coli membranes as in Example 2 in Assay For theBiosynthesis of [³H]GlcNAc-P-P-Und and [³H]GalNAc-P-P-Und in E. coliMembranes In Vitro.

Preliminary experiments showed that the epimerase was active whenexogenous [³H]GalNAc-P-P-Und was added to the reaction mixturesdispersed in Triton X-100, CHAPS(3-[(3-cholamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]-1-propanesulfonic acid), NonidetP-40, or octylglucoside and exhibited a pH optimum in the range 7-8.5.The chromatographic mobility of the purified [³H]GlcNAc-P-P-Und and[³H]GalNAc-P-P-Und before incubation with membrane fractions is shown inFIG. 7A and FIG. 7D. As seen in FIG. 7B and FIG. 7E, the glycolipids areunaffected by incubation with membrane fractions from E. coli 21546.However, incubation of the purified glycolipids with membrane fractionsfrom E. coli 21546 expressing Z3206 catalyzes the conversion ofexogenous [³H]GlcNAc-P-P-Und to [³H]GalNAc-P-P-Und (FIG. 7C) and theconversion of [³H]GalNAc-P-P-Und to [³H]GlcNAc-P-P-Und (FIG. 7F). Theseresults demonstrate directly that GlcNAc-P-P-Und and GalNAc-P-P-Und canbe enzymatically interconverted in E. coli strains expressing the Z3206.

Example 8: E. coli Z3206 is not a UDP-GlcNAc 4-Epimerase

To determine if Z3206 can catalyze the formation of UDP-GalNAc, theN-glycosylation apparatus from C. jejuni was expressed in E. coli. Inthis reporter system, glycosylation of the target protein AcrA isdependent on the presence of the pgl locus (Wacker, M., Linton, D.,Hitchen, P. G., Nita-Lazar, M., Haslam, S. M., North, S. J., Panico, M.,Morris, H. R., Dell, A., Wrenn, B. W., Aebi, M. (2002) Science 298,1790-1793), including a functional Gne UDP-Glc/UDP-GlcNAc epimerase(Bernatchez, S., Szymanski, C. M., Ishiyama, N., Li, J., Jarrell, H. C.,Lau, P. C., Berghuis, A. M., Young, N. M., Wakarchuk, W. W. (2005) J.Biol. Chem. 280, 4792-4802). Glycosylation of AcrA is lost if the pglcluster contains a deletion of gne (Linton, D., Dorrell, N., Hitchen, P.G., Amber, S., Karlyshev, A. V., Morris, H. R., Dell, A., Valvano, M.A., Aebi, M. and Wren, B. W. (2005) Mol Microbiol. 55, 1695-1703). Theability of Z3206 to restore AcrA-glycosylation in the presence of thepgl operon Δgne was investigated in vivo by expressing AcrA (pWA2)together with the pgl locus Δgne complemented by either Gne (pMLBAD:gne)or Z3206 (pMLBAD:Z3206).

Total E. coli cell extracts were prepared for immunodetection analysisusing cells at a concentration equivalent to 1 A₆₀₀ unit that wereresuspended in 100 μl of SDS loading buffer (Laemmli, U. (1970) Nature227, 680-685). Aliquots of 10 μl were loaded on 10% SDS-PAGE.Periplasmic extracts of E. coli cells were prepared by lysozymetreatment (Feldman, M. F., Wacker, M., Hernandez, M., Hitchen, P. G.,Marolda, C. L., Kowarik, M., Morris, H. R., Dell, A., Valvano, M. A.,Aebi, M. (2005) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 102, 3016-3021), and 10 μl of thefinal sample (corresponding to 0.2 A₆₀₀ units of cells) was analyzed bySDS-PAGE. After being blotted on nitrocellulose membrane, sample wasimmunostained with the specific antiserum (Aebi, M., Gasscnhuber, J.,Domdey, H., and te Heesen, S. (1996) Glycobiology 6, 439-444). Anti-AcrA(Wacker, M., Linton, D., Hitchen, P. G., Nita-Lazar, M., Haslam, S. M.,North, S. J., Panico, M., Morris, H. R., Dell, A., Wrenn, B. W., Aebi,M. (2002) Science 298, 1790-1793) antibodies were used. Anti-rabbitIgG-HRP (Bio-Rad) was used as secondary antibody. Detection was carriedout with ECL™ Western blotting detection reagents (AmershamBiosciences).

As shown in FIG. 8, the glycosylated protein, which migrates slower thanthe unglycosylated form, was formed only when cells expressing pgl locusΔgne were complemented by One (lane 2). Z3206 was unable to restoreglycosylation of the reporter glycoprotein (FIG. 8, lane 1).Accordingly, Z3206 does not complement glycosylation of AcrA in a Gnedependent glycosylation system. Expression of Gne andmembrane-associated Z3206 were confirmed by immunodctection.

Example 9: Analysis of S. flexneri 6+/− Z3206 LPS

In FIG. 9 are depicted some of the genes required for the biosynthesisof the Shigella flexneri 6 O-antigen: genes encoding enzymes forbiosynthesis of nucleotide sugar precursors; genes encodingglycosyltransferases; genes encoding O antigen processing proteins; andgenes encoding proteins responsible for the O-acetylation. The structureof the O antigen has been elucidated by Dmitriev, B. A. et al (Dmitriev.B. A., et al Somatic Antigens of Shigella Eur J Biochem, 1979. 98: p. 8;Liu B et al Structure and genetics of Shigella O antigens FEMSMicrobiology Review, 2008. 32: p. 27).

To identify all the genes required for the biosynthesis of the Shigellaflexneri 6 O-antigen a genomic library was constructed.

Cloning of S. flexneri 6 genomic DNA_(—)

S. flexneri 6 genomic DNA was isolated using a Macherey-NagelNucleoSpin® Tissue Kit following the protocol for DNA isolation frombacteria. DNA was isolated from five S. flexneri 6 overnight cultures at2 ml each and final elution was done with 100 μl elution buffer (5 mMTris/HCl, pH 8.5). The eluted fractions were pooled, precipitated byisopropanol and the final pellet was resuspended in 52 μl TE buffer ofwhich the total volume was subjected to end-repair according to theprotocol given by CopyControl™ Fosmid Library Production Kit(EPICENTRE). End-repaired DNA was purified on a 1% low melting pointagarose gel run with 1×TAE buffer, recovered and precipitated by ethanolas described in the kit protocol. Resuspension of the precipitated DNAwas done in 7 μl TE buffer of which 0.15 μl DNA was ligated into pCC1FOS(SEQ ID NO: 27) according to the EPICENTRE protocol. Packaging of theligation product into phage was performed according to protocol and thepackaged phage was diluted 1:1 in phage dilution buffer of which 10 μlwere used to infect 100 μl EPI300-T1 cells that were previous grown asdescribed by EPICENTRE. Cells (110 μl) were plated six times withapproximately 100 colonies per plate such that the six plates containthe entire S. flexneri 6 genomic library. Plates were developed bycolony blotting and positive/negative colonies were western blotted andsilver stained.

Colony Blotting_(—)

For colony blots a nitrocellulose membrane was laid over the solid agarplate, removed, washed three times in 1×PBST and treated in the samemanner. The membrane was first blocked in 10% milk for one hour at roomtemperature after which it was incubated for one hour at roomtemperature in 2 ml 1% milk (in PBST) with the anti-type VI antiserum(primary antibody). After three washes in PBST at 10 minutes each, themembrane was incubated for another hour at room temperature in thesecondary antibody, 1:20000 peroxidase conjugated goat-anti-rabbit IgG(BioRad) in 2 ml 1% milk (in PBST). After a final three washes with PBST(10 minutes each) the membrane was developed in a UVP Chemi Doc ImagingSystem with a 1:1 mix of luminol and peroxide buffer provided by theSuperSignal® West Dura Extended Duration Substrate Kit (ThermoScientific).

The clone reacting with S. flexneri 6 antiserum following production ofa S. flexneri 6 genomic library was sequenced by primer walking out ofthe region previously sequenced by Liu et al. (Liu et al., 2008)reaching from rmlB to wtbZ (FIG. 9). Primers rmlB_rev and wfbZ_fwd (S.flexneri—Z3206) annealed in rmlB and wfbZ and were used to sequence theinsert of the clone until wcaM and hisI/F were reached (S.flexneri+Z3206), respectively (FIG. 10).

In order to establish whether O antigen synthesis is maintained inclones lacking Z3206 (thus hindering epimerization of und-GlcNAc tound-GalNAc), two plasmids were constructed (SEQ ID NO. 28 and SEQ ID NO.29) (FIG. 10), transformed into E. coli cells and analyzed by silverstaining and western blot.

As shown in FIG. 11, LPS is produced in E. coli cells + or −Z3206. The Oantigen can be produced without Z3206 however with lower productionyield, which indicates that the efficiency of polysaccharide productionwithout the epimerase (Z3206) is lower.

Example 10: Analysis of S. flexneri 6+/− Z3206 LLO

Purification of Undecaprenol-PP-O Antigen by C18 ColumnChromatography_(—)

E. coli cells expressing S. flexeneri antigen+/− Z3206 were pelleted,washed once in 50 ml 0.9% NaCl and the final pellets were lyophilizedovernight. The pellets were washed once in 30 ml 85-95% methanol,reextracted with 10:10:3 chloroform-methanol-water (v/v/v) and theextracts were converted to a two-phase Bligh/Dyer system by addition ofwater, resulting in a final ratio of 10:10:9 (C:M:W). Phases wereseparated by centrifugation and the upper aqueous phases were loadedeach on a C18 Sep-Pak cartridge conditioned with 10 ml methanol andequilibrated with 10 ml 3:48:47 (C:M:W). Following loading, thecartridges were washed with 10 ml 3:48:47 (C:M:W) and eluted with 5 ml10:10:3 (C:M:W). 20 OD samples of the loads, flow-throughs, washes andelutions of the C18 column were dried in an Eppendorf Concentrator Plus,washed with 250 μl methanol, reevaporated and washed a further threetimes with 30 μl ddH2O.

Glycolipid Hydrolysis

The glycolipid samples from the wash of the C18 column were hydrolysedby dissolving the dried samples in 2 ml n-propanol:2 M trifluoroaceticacid (1:1), heating to 50° C. for 15 minutes and evaporating to drynessunder N2.

Oligosaccharide Labeling with 2-Aminobenzoate and HPLC

Labeling was done according to Bigge et al. (Bigge, 1995) and glycancleanup was performed using the paper disk method described in Merry etal. (2002) (Merry et al., 2002). Separation of 2-AB labeled glycans wasperformed by HPLC using a GlycoSep-N normal phase column according toRoyle et al. (Royle, 2002) but modified to a three solvent system.Solvent A was 10 mM ammonium formate pH 4.4 in 80% acetonitrole. SolventB was 30 mM ammonium formate pH 4.4. in 40% acetonitrile. Solvent C was0.5% formic acid. The column temperature was 30° C. and 2-AB labeledglycans were detected by fluorescence (λex=330 nm, λem=420 nm). Gradientconditions were a linear gradient of 100% A to 100% B over 160 minutesat a flow rate of 0.4 ml/min, followed by 2 minutes 100% B to 100% C,increasing the flow rate to 1 ml/min. The column was washed for 5minutes with 100% C, returning to 100% A over 2 minutes and running for15 minutes at 100% A at a flow rate of 1 ml/min, then returning the flowrate to 0.4 ml/min for 5 minutes. All samples were injected in water.

The plasmids expressing the S. flexneri O-antigen with (SEQ ID NO: 29)or without (SEQ ID NO: 28) Z3206 were transformed into SCM3 cells (FIG.10). Traces at late elution volumes shows a difference between thecurves of the two samples containing the S. flexneri O antigen+/−Z3206(FIG. 12). This difference in the elution pattern can be explained by adifferent oligosaccharide structure carrying a different monosaccharideat the reducing end: GlcNAc or GalNAc depending on the presence of theepimerase (Z3206).

Example 11: Analysis of pglB Specificity by Production andCharacterization of Bioconjugate Produced from S. flexneri 6+/−Z3206

To assess whether pglB can transfer oligosaccharides having GlcNAc (S.flexneri 6 O-antigen) at the reducing end to the carrier protein EPANickel purified extracts from E. coli cells expressing EPA (SEQ ID NO:25), PglB (SEQ ID NO: 26) and S. flexneri 6 O-antigen+/−Z3206 (SEQ IDNO: 29/SEQ ID NO: 28) were analyzed by western blot using anti EPA andanti type VI antibodies. The S. flexneri O6 antigen with and withoutGalNAc at the reducing end was transferred to EPA by PglB as detected byantiEPA and anti VI antisera (FIG. 13).

The O antigen is still produced and detected, but with lower productionyield, which indicates that the efficiency of polysaccharide productionwithout the epimerase is lower.

While this invention has been particularly shown and described withreferences to embodiments thereof, it will be understood by thoseskilled in the art that various changes in form and detail may be madetherein without departing from the scope of the invention encompassed bythe claims. Such various changes that will be understood by thoseskilled in the art as covered within the scope of the invention include,in particular, N-glycosylated proteins and bioconjugates comprising aglycan other than those from E. coli and S. flexneri with GalNAc at thereducing terminus.

Sequence Listing Applicant: GlycoVaxyn AGTitle: Biosynthetic System That Produces ImmunogenicPolysaccharides In Prokaryotic Cells Number of SEQ ID NOs: 29Nucleotide Sequence for E. coli O157 Z3206 Length: 993 Type: DNAOrganism: E. coli O157 Sequence: SEQ ID NO: 1ATGAACGATAACGTTTTGCTCATAGGAGCTTCCGGATTCGTAGGAACCCGACTACTTGAAACGGCAATTGCTGACTTTAATATCAAGAAGCTGGACAAACAGCAGAGCCACTTTTATCCAGAAATCACACAGATTGGCGATGTTCGCCATCAACAGGCACTGGACCAGGCGTTAGTCGGTTTTGACACTGTTGTACTACTGGCAGCGGAACACCGCGATGACGTCAGCCCTACTTCTCTCTATTATGATGTCAACGTTCAGGGTAGCCGCAATGTGCTGGCGGCCATGGAAAAAAATGGCGTTAAAAATATCATCTTTACCAGTTCCGTTGCTGTTTATGGTTTGAACAAACACAACCCTGACGAAAACCATCCACACGACCCTTTGAACCACTACGGCAAAAGTAAGTGGCAGGCAGAGGAAGTGCTGCGTGAATGGTATAACAAAGCACCAACAGAACGTTCATTAACCATCATCCGTGCTACCGTTATCTTCGGTGAACGCAACCGCGGTAACGTCTATAACTTGCTGAAACAGATCGGTGGCGGCAAGTTTATGATGGTGGGCGCAGGGACTAACTATAAGTCCATGGCTTATGTTGGAAACATTGTTGAGTTTATGAAGTACAAACTGAAGAATGTTGCCGCAGGTTATGAGGTTTATAACTACGTTGATAAGCCAGACCTGAACATGAACCAGTTGGTTGCTGAAGTTGAACAAAGCCTGAACAAAAAGATCCCTTCTATGCACTTGCCTTACCCACTAGGAATGCTGGGTGGATATTGCTTTGATATCCTGAGCAAAATTACGGGCAAAAAATACGCTGTCAGCTCAGTGCGCGTGAAAAAATTCTGCGCAACAACACAGTTTGACGCAACGAAAGTGCATTCTTCAGGTTTTGTGGCACCGTATACGCTGTCGCAAGGTCTGGATCGAAGACTGCAGTATGAATTCGTTCATGCCAAAAAAGACGACATAACGTTTGTTTCTGAG Amino Acid Sequence for Z3206Length: 331 Type: PRT Organism: E coli O157 Sequence: SEQ ID NO: 2MNDNVLLIGASGFVGTRLLETAIADFNIKNLDKQQSHFYPEITQIGDVRDQQALDQALVGFDTVVLLAAEHRDDVSPTSLYYDVNVQGTRNVLAAMEKNGVKNIIFTSSVAVYGLNKHNPDENHPHDPFNHYGKSKWQAEEVLREWYNKAPTERSLTIIRPTVIFGERNRGNVYNLLKQIAGGKFMMVGAGTNYKSMAYVGNIVEFIKYKLKNVAAGYEVYNYVDKPDLNMNQLVAEVEQSLNKKIPSMHLPYPLGMLGGYCFDILSKITGKKYAVSSVRVKKFCATTQFDATKVHSSGFVAPYTLSQGLDRTLQYEFVHAKKDDITFVSE Nucleotide Sequence for E. coli O55 gneLocus AF461121_1 BCT 2 May 2002Definition (UDP-GlcNAc 4-epimerase Gne [Escherichia coil])Accession AAL67550 Length: 993 Type: DNA Organism: E. coli O55 Sequence:SEQ ID NO: 3 ATGAACGATA ACGTTTTGCT CATAGGAGCT TCCGGATTCG TAGGAACCCGACTACTTGAA ACGGCAATTG CTGACTTTAA TATCAAGAAC CTGGACAAACAGCAGAGCCA CTTTTATCCA GAAATCACAC AGATTGGTGA TOTTCGTGATCAACAGGCAC TCGACCAGGC GTTAGCCGGT TTTGACACTG TTGTGCTACTGGCAGCGGAA CACCGCGATG ACGTCAGCCC TACTTCTCTC TATTATGATGTCAACGTTCA GGGTACCCGC AATGTGCTGG CGGCCATGGA AAAAAATGGCGTTAAAAATA TCATCTTTAC CAGTTCCGTT GCTGTTTATG GTTTGAACAAACACAACCCT GACGAAAACC ATCCACACGA TCCTTTCAAC CACTACGGCAAAAGTAAGTG GCAGGCAGAG GAAGTGCTGC GTGAATGGTA TAACAAAGCACCAACAGAAC GTTCATTAAC CATCATCCGT CCTACCGTTA TCTTCGGTGAACGGAACCGC GGTAACGTCT ATAACTTGCT GAAACAGATC GCTGGCGGCAAGTTTATGAT GGTGGGCGCA GGGACTAACT ATAAGTCCAT GGCTTATGTTGGAAACATTG TTGAGTTTAT CAAGTACAAA CTGAAGAATG TTGCCGCAGGTTACGAGGTT TATAACTACG TTGATAAGCC AGACCTGAAC ATGAACCAGTTGGTTGCTGA AGTTGAACAA AGCCTGAACA AAAAGATCCC TTCTATGCACTTGCCTTACC CACTAGGAAT GCTGGGTGGA TATTGCTTTG ATATCCTGAGCAAAATTACG GGCAAAAAAT ACGCTGTCAG CTCTGTGCGC GTGAAAAAATTCTGCGCAAC AACACAGTTT GACGCAACGA NAGTGCATTC TTCAGGTTTTGTGGCACCGT ATACGCTGTC GCAAGGTCTG GATCGAACTC TGCAGTATGAATTCGTCCAT GCCAAAAAAG ACGACATAAC GTTTGTTTCT GAGAmino Acid Sequence for E. coli O55 UDP-GlcNAc 4-epimerase GneLocus AF461121_1Definition (UDP-GlcNAc 4-epimerase Gne [Escherichia coli])Accession AAL67550 Length: 331 aa linear Type: PRT Organism: E. coli O55Sequence: SEQ ID NO: 4mndnvlliga sgfvgtrlle taiadfnikn ldkqqshfyp eitqigdvrdqqaldqalag fdtvvllaae hrddvsptsl yydvnvqgtr nvlaamekngvkniiftssv avyglnkhnp denhphdpfn hygkskwqae evirewynkaptersltiir ptvifgernr gnvynllkqi aggkfmmvga gtnyksmayvgnivefikyk lknvaagyev ynyvdkpdln mnqlvaeveq sinkkipsmhlpyplgmlgg ycfdilskit gkkyayssvr vkkfcattqf datkvhssgfvapytlsqgl drtlqyefvh akkdditfvs eNucleotide Sequence for E. coli O86 gne1 Locus AAO37706 BCT 6 Dec. 2005Definition UDP-GlcNAc C4-epimerase [Escherichia coli O86].Accession AAO37706 Length: 993 Type: DNA Organism: E. coli O86 Sequence:SEQ ID NO. 5 ATGAACGATA ACGTTTTGCT CATAGGAGCT TCCGGATTCG TAGGAACCCGACTACTTGAA ACGGCAATTG CTGACTTTAA TATCAAGAAC CTGGACAAACAGCAGAGCCA CTTTTATCCA GAAATCACAC AGATTGGTGA TGTTCGTGATCAACAGGCAC TCGACCAGGC GTTAGCCGGT TTTGACACTG TTGTACTACTGGCAGCGGAA CACCGCGATG ACGTCAGCCC TACTTCTCTC TATTATGATGTCAACGTTCA GGGTACCCGC AATGTGCTGG CGGCCATGGA AAAAAATGGCGTTAAAAATA TCATCTTTAC CAGTTCCGTT GCTGTTTATG GTTTGAACAAACACAACCCT GACGAAAACC ATCCACACGA CCCTTTCAAC CACTACGGCAAAAGCAAGTG GCAGGCGGAG GAAGTGCTGC GTGAATGGTA TAACAAAGCACCAACAGAAC GTTCATTAAC TATCATCCGT CCTACCGTTA TCTTCGGTGAACGCAACCGC GGTAACGTCT ATAACTTGCT GAAACAGATC GCTGGCGGCAAGTTTATGAT GGTGGGCGCA GGGACTAACT ATAAGTCCAT GGCTTATGTTGGAAACATTG TTGAGTTTAT CAAGTACAAA CTGAAGAATG TTGCCGCAGGTTACGAGGTT TATAACTACG TTGATAAGCC AGACCTGAAC ATGAACCAGTTGGTTGCTGA AGTTGAACAA AGCCTGAACA AAAAGATCCC TTCTATGCACTTGCCTTACC CACTAGGAAT GCTGGGTGGA TATTGCTTTG ATATCCTGAGCAAAATTACG GGCAAAAAAT ACGCTGTCAG CTCTGTGCGC GTGAAAAAATTCTGCGCAAC AACACAGTTT GACGCAACGA AAGTGCATTC TTCAGGTTTTGTGGCACCGT ATACGCTGTC GCAAGGTCTG GATCGAACTC TGCAGTATGAATTCGTCCAT GCCAAAAAAG ACGACATAAC GTTTGTTTCT GAGAmino Acid Sequence for E. coli O86 UDP-GlcNAc C4-epimeraseLocus AA037706Definition UDP-GlcNAc C4-epimerase [Escherichia coli O86].Accession AAO37706 Length: 331 aa linear Type: PRT Organism: E. coli O86Sequence: SEQ ID NO: 6mndnvlliga sgfvgtrlle taiadfnikn ldkqqshfyp eitqigdvrdqqaldqalag fdtvvllaae hrddvsptsl yydvnvqgtr nvlaamekngvkniiftssv avyglnkhnp denhphdpfn hygkskwqae evlrewynkaptersltiir ptvifgernr gnvynllkqi aggkfmmvga gtnyksmayvgnivefikyk lknvaagyev ynyvdkpdln mnqlvaeveq slnkkipsmhlpyplgmlgg ycfdilskit gkkyayssvr vkkfcattqf datkvhssgfvapytlsqgl drtlqyefvh akkdditfvs eNucleotide Sequence for Shigella boydii O18 gneLocus ACD09753 BCT 5 May 2008Definition UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 4-epimerase [Shigella boydii CDC 3083-94]. Accession ACD09753 Length: 993 Type: DNAOrganism: Shigella boydii O18 Sequence: SEQ ID NO: 7ATGAACGATA ACGTTTTGCT CATAGGAGCT TCCGGATTCG TAGGAACCCGACTACTTGAA ACGGCAATTG CTGACTTTAA TATCAAGAAC CTGGACAAACAGCAGAGCCA TTTTTATCCA GCAATCACAC AGATTGGCGA TGTTCGTGATCAACAGGCAC TCGACCAGGC GTTAGCCGGT TTTGACACTG TTGTACTACTGGCAGCGGAA CACCGCGATG ACGTCAGCCC TACTTCTCTC TATTATGATGTCAACGTTCA GGGTACCCGC AATGTGCTGG CGGCCATGGA AAAAAATGGCGTTAAAAATA TCATCTTTAC CAGTTCCGTT GCTGTTTATG GTTTGAACAAACACAACCCT GACGAAAACC ATCCACACGA CCCTTTCAAC CACTACGGCAAAAGTAAGTG GCAGGCAGAG GAAGTGCTGC GTGAATGGTA TAACAAAGCACCAACAGAAC GTTCATTAAC CATCATCCGT CCTACCGTTA TCTTCGGTGAACGCAACCGC GGTAACGTCT ATAACTTGCT GAAACAGATC GCTGGCGGCAAGTTTATGAT GGTGGGCGCA GGGACTAACT ATAAGTCCAT GGCTTATGTTGGAAACATTG TTGAGTTTAT CAAGTACAAA CTGAAGAATG TTGCCGCAGGTTATGAGGTT TATAACTATG TTGATAAGCC AGACCTGAAC ATGAACCAGTTGGTTGCTGA AGTTGAACAA AGCCTGAACA AAAAGATCCC TTCTATGCACTTGCCTTACC CACTAGGAAT GCTGGGTGGA TATTGCTTTG ATATCCTGAGCAAAATTACG GGCAAAAAAT ACGCTGTCAG CTCTGTGCGC GTGAAAAAATTCTGCGCAAC AACACAGTTT GACGCAACGA AAGTGCATTC TTCAGGTTTTGTGGCACCGT ATACGCTGTC GCAAGGTCTG GATCGAACTC TGCAGTATGAATTCGTCCAT GCCAAAAAAG ACGACATAAC GTTTGTTTCT GAGAmino Acid Sequence for Shigella boydii O18 UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 4-epimerase Locus ACD09753Definition UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 4-epimerase [Shigella boydii CDC 3083-94]. Accession ACD09753 Length: 331 aa linearType: PRT Organism: Shigella boydii O18 Sequence: SEQ ID NO: 8mndnvlliga sgfvgtrile taiadfnikn ldkggshfyp aitqigdvrdqqaldqalag fdtvvliaae hrddvsptsi yydvnvqgtr nvlaamekngvkniiftssv avyglnkhnp denhphdpfn hygkskwqae evirewynkaptersltiir ptvifgernr gnvynllkqi aggkfmmvga gtnyksmayvgnivefikyk lknvaagyev ynyvdkpdln mnqlvaeveq sinkkipsmhlpyplgmlgg ycfdilskit gkkyayssvr vkkfcattqf datkvhssgfvapytlsggl drtlqyefvh akkdditfvsNucleotide Sequence for Salmonella enterica O30 gneLocus AAV34516 BCT 25 Oct. 2004 Definition UDP-GlcNAc 4-epimerase [Salmonella enterica subsp. salamae serovar Greenside].Accession AAV34516 Length: 993 Type: DNAOrganism: Salmonella enterica O30 Sequence: SEQ ID NO: 9ATGAACGATA ACGTTTTGCT CATTGGTGCT TCCGGATTCG TAGGAACCCGACTCCTTGAA ACGGCAGTGG ATGATTTTAA TATCAAGAAC CTGGATAAACAGCAAAGCCA TTTCTACCCA GAGATTACAC ACATTGGCGA TGTTCGTGACCAACAAATCC TTGACCAGAC GTTGGTGGGT TTTGACACCG TAGTACTATTGGCTGCGGAG CATCGTGATG ATGTTAGTCC TACCTCGCTT TATTATGATGTCAACGTCCA GGGAACGCGT AATGTACTGG CGGCGATGGA AAAAAATGGTGTAAAAAATA TCATTTTTAC CAGTTCCGTT GCAGTTTATG GACTCAACAAGAAAAATCCT GACGAAACGC ACCCTCACGA TCCCTTTAAT CATTACGGAAAAAGTAAATG GCAAGCAGAA GAAGTTCTGC GTGAGTGGCA TGCTAAAGCGCCGAATGAGC GTTCTTTGAC CATAATTCGT CCTACCGTTA TTTTCGGGGAGCGTAACCGC GGTAATGTAT ACAATCTCTT GAAACAGATC GCTGGTGGTAAATTTGCGAT GGTTGGTCCG GGAACTAACT ATAAATCAAT GGCTTATGTTGGTAATATCG TTGAGTTTAT CAAATTCAAA CTCAAGAATG TTACGGCGGGCTATGAAGTT TATAATTATG TTGATAAACC TGATCTGAAT ATGAATCAATTGGTTGCTGA AGTAGAGCAG AGCCTGGGCA AAAAAATACC ATCGATGCACCTTCCATATC CATTAGGTAT GCTGGGGGGT TACTGTTTCG ATATCCTGAGCAAAGTAACG GGCAAGAAGT ACGCTGTAAG TTCGGTTCGT GTTAAAAAATTCTGTGCGAC AACGCAGTTT GATGCAACAA AAGTGCATTC TTCTGGTTTTGTTGCGCCAT ACACCTTATC TCAGGGGTTG GATCGTACAC TGCAATATGAATTTGTTCAT GCAAAGAAAG ATGACATTAC ATTCGTTTCA GAGAmino Acid Sequence for Salmonella enterica O30 UDP- GlcNAc 4-epimeraseLocus AAV34516 Definition UDP-GlcNAc 4-epimerase[Salmonella enterica subsp. salamae serovar Greenside].Accession AAV34516 Length: 331 aa linear Type: PRTOrganism: Salmonella enterica O30 Sequence: SEQ ID NO: 10mndnviliga sgfvgtrlle tavddfnikn ldkggshfyp eithigdvrdggildgtivg fdtvvilaae hrddvsptsl yydvnvqgtr nvlaamekngvkniiftssv avyglnkknp dethphdpfn hygkskwgae evlrewhakapnersltiir ptvifgernr gnvyralkgi aggkfamvgp gtnyksmayvgnivefikfk lknvtagyev ynywdkpdln mnglvaeveg slgkkipsmhlpyplgmlgg ycfdilskvt gkkyayssvr vkkfcattqf datkvhssgfvapytlsggl drtlgyefvh akkdditfvs e Nucleotide Sequence for C. jejuni gneLocus YP_002344524 BCT 14 Sep. 2010Definition UDP-GlcNAc/Glc 4-epimerase [Campylobacter jejuni subsp. jejuni Accession YP_002344524 Length: 987Type: DNA Organism: C. jejuni Sequence: SEQ ID NO: 11ATGAAAATTCTTATTAGCGGTGGTGCAGGTTATATAGGTTCTCATACTTTAAGACAATTTTTAAAAACAGATCATGAAATTTGTGTTTTAGATAATCTTTCTAAGGGTTCTAAAATCGCAATAGAAGATTTGCAAAAAACAAGAGCTTTTAAATTTTTCGAACAAGATTTAAGTGATTTTCAAGGCGTAAAAGCATTGTTTGAGAGAGAAAAATTTGACGCTATTGTGCATTTTGCAGCAAGCATTGAAGTTTTTGAAAGTATGCAAAATCCTTTAAAATATTATATGAACAACACTGTTAATACGACAAATCTCATCGAAACTTGTTTGCAAACTGGAGTGAATAAATTTATATTTTCTTCAACGGCGGCCACTTATGGCGAACCACAAACTCCCGTTGTGAGCGAAACAAGTCCTTTAGCACCTATTAATCCTTATGGGCGTAGTAAGCTTATGAGTGAAGAAGTTTTGCGTGATGCAAGTATGGCAAATCCTGAATTTAAGCATTGTATTTTAAGATATTTTAATGTTGCAGGTGCTTGTATGGATTATACTTTAGGACAACGCTATCCAAAAGCGACTTTGCTTATAAAAGTTGCAGCTGAATGTGCCGCAGGAAAACGTGATAAACTTTTCATATTTGGCGATGATTATGATACAAAAGATGGTACTTGCATAAGAGATTTTATCCATGTAGATGATATTTCAAGTGCACATTTAGCGGCTTTGGATTATTTAAAAGAGAATGAAAGCAATGTTTTTAATGTAGGTTATGGACATGGTTTTAGCGTAAAAGAAGTGATTGAAGCGATGAAAAAAGTTAGCGGAGTGGATTTTAAAGTAGAACTTGCCCCACGCCGTGCGGGTGATCCTAGTGTATTGATTTCTGATGCAAGTAAAATCAGAAATCTTACTTCTTGGCAGCCTAAATATGATGATTTAGAGCTTATTTGTAAATCTGCTTTTGATTGGGAAAAACAGTGTTAAAmino Acid Sequence for C. jejuni UDP-GlcNAc/Glc 4-epimeraseLocus YP_002344524 Definition UDP-GlcNAc/Glc 4-epimerase [Campylobacter jejuni subsp. jejuni Accession YP_002344524Length: 328 aa linear Type: PRT Organism: C. jejuni Sequence:SEQ ID NO: 12 mkilisggag yigshtlrqf lktdheicvl dnlskgskia iedlqktrafkffeqdlsdf qgvkalfere kfdaivhfaa sievfesmqn plkyymnntvnttnlietcl gtgvnkfifs staatygepq tpvvsetspl apinpygrskimseevirda smanpefkhc ilryfnvaga cmdytlaqry pkatllikvaaecaagkrdk ififgddydt kdgtcirdfi hvddissahi aaldylkenesnvfnvgygh gfsvkeviea mkkvsgvdfk velaprragd psvlisdaskirnltswqpk yddlelicks afdwekqc Nucleotide Sequence for E. coli K12 galELocus AP_001390 BCT 30 Apr. 2010 Definition UDP-galactose-4-epimerase [Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. W3110]. Accession AP_001390Length: 1,017 Type: DNA Organism: E. coli K12 Sequence: SEQ ID NO: 13ATGAGAGTTCTGGTTACCGGTGGTAGCGGTTACATTGGAAGTCATACCTGTGTGCAATTACTGCAAAACGGTCATGATGTCATCATTCTTGATAACCTCTGTAACAGTAAGCGCAGCGTACTGCCTGTTATCGAGCCTTTTAGGCGGCAAACATCCAACGTTTGTTGAAGGCGATATTCGTAACGAAGCGTTGATGACCGAGATCCTGCACGATCACGCTATCGACACCGTGATCCACTTCGCCGGGCTGAAAGCCGTGGGCGAATCGGTACAAAAACCGCTGGAATATTACGACAACAATGTCAACGGCACTCTGCGCCTGATTAGCGCCATGCGCGCCGCTAACGTCAAAAACTTTATTTTTAGCTCCTCCGCCACCGTTTATGGCGATCAGCCCAAAATTCCATACGTTGAAAGCTTCCCGACCGGCACACCGCAAAGCCCTTACGGCAAAAGCAAGCTGATGGTGGAACAGATCCTCACCGATCTGCAAAAAGCCCAGCCGGACTGGAGCATTGCCCTGCTGCGCTACTTCAACCCGGTTGGCGCGCATCCGTCGGGCGATATGGGCGAAGATCCGCAAGGCATTCCGAATAACCTGATGCCATACATCGCCCAGGTTGCTGTAGGCCGTCGCGACTCGCTGGCGATTTTTGGTAACGATTATCCGACCGAAGATGGTACTGGCGTACGCGATTACATCCACGTAATGGATCTGGCGGACGGTCACGTCGTGGCGATGGAAAAACTGGCGAACAAGCCAGGCGTACACATCTACAACCTCGGCGCTGGCGTAGGCAACAGCGTGCTGGACGTGGTTAATGCCTTCAGCAAAGCCTGCGGCAAACCGGTTAATTATCATTTTGCACCGCGTCGCGAGGGCGACCTTCCGGCCTACTGGGCGGACGCCAGCAAAGCCGACCGTGAACTGAACTGGCGCGTAACGCGCACACTCGATGAAATGGCGCAGGACACCTGGCACTGGCAGTCACGCCATCCACAGGGATATCCCGATTAAAmino Acid Sequence for E. coli K12 UDP-galactose-4-epimeraseLocus AP_001390 Definition UDP-galactose-4-epimerase[Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. W3110]. Accession AP_001390Length: 338 aa linear Type: PRT Organism: E. coli K12 Sequence:SEQ ID NO: 14mrvlvtqgsgyigshtcvqllqnghdviildnlcnskrsvlpvierlggkhptfvegdirnealmteilhdhaidtvihfaglkavgesvqkpleyydnnvngtlrlisamraanvknfifsssatvygdqpkipyvesfptgtpqspygksklmveqi1tdlqkaqpdwsiallryfnpvgahpsgdmgedpqgipnnlmpyiaqvavgrrdslaifgndyptedgtgvrdyihvmdladghvvameklankpgvhiynigagvgnsvldvvnafskacgkpvnyhfaprregdlpaywadaskadrelnwrvtrtldemaqdtwhwqsrhpqgypdNucleotide Sequence for E. coli O86 gne2 Locus AAV85952 BCT 27 Mar. 2005Definition Gne [Escherichia coli O86[. Accession AAV85952 Length: 1,020Type: DNA Organism: E. coli O86 Sequence: SEQ ID NO: 15ATGGTGATTT TCGTAACAGG CGGTGCAGGA TATATTGGAT CCCATACCATACTTGAGTTA CTTAATAATC GTCATGATGT CGTTTCGATA GATAATTTTGTCAATTCCTC TATAGAATCA TTAAAAAGAC TAGAGCAAAT AACTAATAAGAAAATTATTT CTTATCAAGG TGATATCCGT GATAAAAATC TACTTGATGAGATTTTTTCA AGACACCATA TCCATGCTGT AATTCACTTT GCATCGTTAAAATCTGTAGG TGAGTCTAAG TTAAAGCCCT TAGAGTATTA TTCTAATAATGTTGGTGGAA CTTTAGTATT ACTTCAATGC ATGAAGAGAT ATAACATTAATAAAATGATA TTTAGCTCTT CTGCTACTGT TTATGGGAGT AACAGTATCCCTCCCCATAC GGAAGATAGA CGAATTGGTG AAACTACAAA CCCATATGGGACATCGAAAT TTATAATAGA AATAATTTTG AGTGATTATT GTGATAGTGATAATAATAAA TCAGTAATTG CACTGCGTTA CTTTAATCCA ATCGGAGCACATAAGTCCGG GATGATTGGT GAAAATCCTA ACGGGATCCC TAATAATCTGGTTCCTTATA TATCTAAAGT TGCACAAAAT CAACTTCCTG TATTAAATATTTATGGCAAC GATTATCCAA CTAAAGATGG TACAGGAGTA AGAGACTATATACATGTCTG TGATTTGGCT AAAGGGCATG TTAAAGCATT AGAATATATGTTTTTAAATG ATGTCAATTA TGAAGCTTTT AATTTAGGTA CTGGTCAAGGTTATTCTGTT TTAGAGATTG TAAAAATGTT TGAGATAGTC ACTAAAAAGAGTATACCTGT TGCTATTTGT AATAGACGTG AGGGGGATGT TGCGGAGTCATGGGCGTCTG CTGATTTGGC ACATAAAAAG CTTTCCTGGA AAGCGCAAAAAAATTTGAAA GAAATGATCG AAGATGTATG GCGTTGGCAA ACAAACAATCCAAATGGATA TAAAAAATAA Amino Acid Sequence for E. coli O86 GneLocus AAV85952 Definition Gne [Escherichia coli O86]. Accession AAV85952Length: 339 aa (gne2) linear Type: PRT Organism: E. coli O86 Sequence:SEQ ID NO: 16 mvifvtggag yigshtilel innghdvvsi dnfvnssies lkrvegitnkkiisyggdir dknlldeifs rhhidavihf aslksvgesk lkpleyysnnvgctivllec mkryninkmi fsssatvygs nsipphtedr rigettnpygtskfiieiil sdycdsdnnk svialryfnp igahksgmig enpngipnnlvpyiskvaqn qlpviniygn dyptkdgtgv rdyihvcdla kghvkaleymfindvnyeaf nlgtgqgysv leivkmfeiv tkksipvaic nrregdvaeswasadlahkk lswkaeknlk emiedvwrwq tnnpngykkNucleotide Sequence for synthetic oligonucleotide Z3206-Fw (primer) encoding an end of Z3206; restriction sites underlinedLength: 30 Type: DNA Sequence: SEQ ID NO: 17AAACCCGGGATGAACGATAACGTTTTGCTCNucleotide Sequence for synthetic oligonucleotide Z3206-RvHA (primer) encoding an end of Z3206 with a hemoaglutinin tag (HA tag); restriction sites underlined Length: 60 Type: DNAOrganism: Sequence:  SEQ ID NO: 18AAATCTAGATTAAGCGTAATCTGGAACATCGTATGGGTACTCAGAAACAAACGTTATGTCNucleotide Sequence for synthetic oligonucleotide gne-Fw(primer) with restriction sites underlined Length: 29 Type: DNAOrganism: Sequence: SEQ ID NO: 19 AAACCATGGATGAAAATTCTTATTAGCGGNucleotide Sequence for synthetic oligonucleotide gne-RV(primer) with restriction sites underlined Length: 57 Type: DNAOrganism: Sequence:  SEQ ID NO: 20AAATCTAGATTAAGCGTAATCTGGAACATCGTATGGGTAGCACTGTTTTTCCCAATCNucleotide Sequence for oligonucleotide containingrestriction sites for NheI restriction enzyme Length: 11 Type: DNAOrganism: Sequence: SEQ ID NO: 21 AAAAAGCTAGCNucleotide Sequence for oligonucleotide containingrestriction sites for AscI restriction enzyme Length: 8 Type: DNAOrganism: Sequence: SEQ ID NO: 22 CCGCGCGGNucleotide Sequence for plasmid pMLBAD: Z3206 (E. coli O157 insert in plasmid) encoding Z3206 with a C-terminal hemagglutinin tagDefinition Ligation of product into Z3206-pMLBAD* Features    Location/Qualifiers CDS     2105..3098 /label=Z3206 CDS    3098..3127 /label=HA Length: 7794 bp Type: DNA circular UNASequence: SEQ ID NO: 23     1TCTACGGGGT CTGACGCTCA GTGGAACGAA ATCGATGAGC TCGCACGAAC CCAGTTGACA    61TAAGCCTGTT CGGTTCGTAA ACTGTAATGC AAGTAGCGTA TGCGCTCACG CAACTGGTCC   121AGAACCTTGA CCGAACGCAG CGGTGGTAAC GGCGCAGTGG CGGTTTTCAT GGCTTGTTAT   181GACTGTTTTT TTGTACAGTC TAGCCTCGGG CATCCAAGCT AGCTAAGCGC GTTACGCCGT   241GGGTCGATGT TTGATGTTAT GGAACAGCAA CGATGTTACG CAGCAGGGTA GTCGCCCTAA   301AACAAAGTTA GGCAGCCGTT GTGCTGGTGC TTTCTAGTAG TTGTTGTGGG GTAGGCAGTC   361AGAGCTCGAT TTGCTTGTCG CCATAATAGA TTCACAAGAA GGATTCGACA TGGGTCAAAG   421TAGCGATGAA GCCAACGCTC CCGTTGCAGG GCAGTTTGCG CTTCCCCTGA GTGCCACCTT   481TGGCTTAGGG GATCGCGTAC GCAAGAAATC TGGTGCCGCT TGGCAGGGTC AAGTCGTCGG   541TTGGTATTGC ACAAAACTCA CTCCTGAAGG CTATGCGGTC GAGTCCGAAT CCCACCCAGG   601CTCAGTGCAA ATTTATCCTG TGGCTGCACT TGAACGTGTG GCCTAAGCGA TATCTTAGGA   661TCTCCCATCG GTGATGTCGG CGATATAGGC GCCAGCAACC GCACCTGTGG CGCCGGTGAT   721GCCGGCCACG ATGCGTCCGG CGTAGAGGAT CTGCTCATGT TTGACAGCTT ATCATCGATG   781CATAATGTGC CTGTCAAATG GACGAAGCAG GGATTCTGCA AACCCTATGC TACTCCGTCA   841AGCCGTCAAT TGTCTGAATC GTTACCAATT ATGACAACTT GACGGCTACA TCATTCACTT   901TTTCTTCACA ACCGGCACGG AACTCGCTCG GGCTGGCCCC GGTGCATTTT TTAAATACCC   961GCGAGAAATA GAGTTGATCG TCAAAACCAA CATTGCGACC GACGGTGGCG ATAGGCATCC  1021GGGTGGTGCT CAAAAGCAGC TTCGCCTGGC TGATACGTTG GTCCTCGCGC CAGCTTAAGA  1081CGCTAATCCC TAACTGCTGG CGGAAAAGAT GTGACAGACG CGACGGCGAC AAGCAAACAT  1141GCTGTGCGAC GCTGGCGATA TCAAAATTGC TGTCTGCCAG GTGATCGCTG ATGTACTGAC  1201AAGCCTCGCG TACCCGATTA TCCATCGGTG GATGGAGCGA CTCGTTAATC GCTTCCATGC  1261GCCGCAGTAA CAATTGCTCA AGCAGATTTA TCGCCAGCAG CTCCGAATAG CGCCCTTCCC  1321CTTGCCCGGC GTTAATGATT TGCCCAAACA GGTCGCTGAA ATGCGGCTGG TGCGCTTCAT  1381CCGGGCGAAA GAACCCCGTA TTGGCAAATA TTGACGGCCA GTTAAGCCAT TCATGCCAGT  1441AGGCGCGCGG ACGAAAGTAA ACCCACTGGT GATACCATTC GCGAGCCTCC GGATGACGAC  1501CGTAGTGATG AATCTCTCCT GGCGGGAACA GCAAAATATC ACCCGGTCGG CAAACAAATT  1561CTCGTCCCTG ATTTTTCACC ACCCCCTGAC CGCGAATGGT GAGATTGAGA ATATAACCTT  1621TCATTCCCAG CGGTCGGTCG ATAAAAAAAT CGAGATAACC GTTGGCCTCA ATCGGCGTTA  1681AACCCGCCAC CAGATGGGCA TTAAACGAGT ATCCCGGCAG CAGGGGATCA TTTTGCGCTT  1741CAGCCATACT TTTCATACTC CCGCCATTCA GAGAAGAAAC CAATTGTCCA TATTGCATCA  1301GACATTGCCG TCACTGCGTC TTTTACTGGC TCTTCTCGCT AACCAAACCG GTAACCCCGC  1861TTATTAAAAG CATTCTGTAA CAAAGCGGGA CCAAAGCCAT GACAAAAACG CGTAACAAAA  1921GTGTCTATAA TCACGGCAGA AAAGTCCACA TTGATTATTT GCACGGCGTC ACACTTTGCT  1981ATGCCATAGC ATTTTTATCC ATAAGATTAG CGGATCCTAC CTGACGCTTT TTATCGCAAC  2041TCTCTACTGT TTCTCCATAC CCGTTTTTTT GGGCTAGCAG GAGGAATTCA CCATGGTACC  2101CGGGATGAAC GATAACGTTT TGCTCATAGG AGCTTCCGGA TTCGTAGGAA CCCGACTACT  2161TGAAACGGCA ATTGCTGACT TTAATATCAA GAACCTGGAC AAACAGCAGA GCCACTTTTA  2221TCCAGAAATC ACACAGATTG GCGATGTTCG CGATCAACAG GCACTCGACC AGGCGTTAGT  2281CGGTTTTGAC ACTGTTGTAC TACTGGCAGC GGAACACCGC GATGACGTCA GCCCTACTTC  2341TCTCTATTAT GATGTCAACG TTCAGGGTAC CCGCAATGTG CTGGCGGCCA TGGAAAAAAA  2401TGGCGTTAAA AATATCATCT TTACCAGTTC CGTTGCTGTT TATGGTTTGA ACAAACACAA  2461CCCTGACGAA AACCATCCAC ACGACCCTTT CAACCACTAC GGCAAAAGTA AGTGGCAGGC  2521AGAGGAAGTG CTGCGTGAAT GGTATAACAA AGCACCAACA GAACGTTCAT TAACCATCAT  2581CCGTCCTACC GTTATCTTCG GTGAACGCAA CCGCGGTAAC GTCTATAACT TGCTGAAACA  2641GATCGCTGGC GGCAAGTTTA TGATGGTGGG CGCAGGGACT AACTATAAGT CCATGGCTTA  2701TGTTGGAAAC ATTGTTGAGT TTATCAAGTA CAAACTGAAG AATGTTGCCG CAGGTTATGA  2761GGTTTATAAC TACGTTGATA AGCCAGACCT GAACATGAAC CAGTTGGTTG CTGAAGTTGA  2821ACAAAGCCTG AACAAAAAGA TCCCTTCTAT GCACTTGCCT TACCCACTAG GAATGCTGGG  2881TGGATATTGC TTTGATATCC TGAGCAAAAT TACGGGCAAA AAATACGCTG TCAGCTCAGT  2941GCGCGTGAAA AAATTCTGCG CAACAACACA GTTTGACGCA ACGAAAGTGC ATTCTTCAGG  3001TTTTGTGGCA CCGTATACGC TGTCGCAAGG TCTGGATCGA ACACTGCAGT ATGAATTCGT  3061TCATGCCAAA AAAGACGACA TAACGTTTGT TTCTGAGTAC CCATACGATG TTCCAGATTA  3121CGCTTAATCT AGAGTCGACC TGCAGGCATG CAAGCTTGGC TGTTTTGGCG GATGAGAGAA  3181GATTTTCAGC CTGATACAGA TTAAATCAGA ACGCAGAAGC GGTCTGATAA AACAGAATTT  3241GCCTGGCGGC AGTAGCGCGG TGGTCCCACC TGACCCCATG CCGAACTCAG AAGTGAAACG  3301CCGTAGCGCC GATGGTAGTG TGGGGTCTCC CCATGCGAGA GTAGGGAACT GCCAGGCATC  3361AAATAAAACG AAAGGCTCAG TCGAAAGACT GGGCCTTTCG TTTTATCTGT TGTTTGTCGG  3421TGAACGCTCT CCTGAGTAGG ACAAATCCGC CGGGAGCGGA TTTGAACGTT GCGAAGCAAC  3481GGCCCGGAGG GTGGCGGGCA GGACGCCCGC CATAAACTGC CAGGCATCAA ATTAAGCAGA  3541AGGCCATCCT GACGGATGGC CTTTTTGCGT TTCTACAAAC TCTTCCACTC ACTACAGCAG  3601AGCCATTTAA ACAACATCCC CTCCCCCTTT CCACCGCGTC AGACGCCCGT AGCAGCCCGC  3661TACGGGCTTT TTCATGCCCT GCCCTAGCGT CCAAGCCTCA CGGCCGCGCT CGGCCTCTCT  3721GGCGGCCTTC TGGCGCTGAG GTCTGCCTCG TGAAGAAGGT GTTGCTGACT CATACCAGGC  3781CTGAATCGCC CCATCATCCA GCCAGAAAGT GAGGGAGCCA CGGTTGATGA GAGCTTTGTT  3841GTAGGTGGAC CAGTTGGTGA TTTTGAACTT TTGCTTTGCC ACGGAACGGT CTGCGTTGTC  3901GGGAAGATGC GTGATCTGAT CCTTCAACTC AGCAAAAGTT CGATTTATTC AACAAAGCCG  3961CCGTCCCGTC AAGTCAGCGT AATGCTCTGC CAGTGTTACA ACCAATTAAC CAATTCTGAT  4021TAGAAAAACT CATCGAGCAT CAAATGAAAC TGCAATTTAT TCATATCAGG ATTATCAATA  4081CCATATTTTT GAAAAAGCCG TTTCTGTAAT GAAGGAGAAA ACTCACCGAG GCAGTTCCAT  4141AGGATGGCAA GATCCTGGTA TCGGTCTGCG ATTCCGACTC GTCCAACATC AATACAACCT  4201ATTAATTTCC CCTCGTCAAA AATAAGGTTA TCAAGCGAGA AATCACCATG AGTGACGACT  4261GAATCCGGTG AGAATGGCAA AAGCTAAAAA GGCCGTAATA TCCAGCTGAA CGGTCTGGTT  4321ATAGGTACAT TGAGCAACTG ACTGAAATGC CTCAAAATGT TCTTTACGAT GCCATTGGGA  4381TATATCAACG GTGGTATATC CAGTGATTTT TTTCTCCATT TTAGCTTCCT TAGCTCCTGA  4441AAATCTCGAT AACTCAAAAA ATACGCCCGG TAGTGATCTT ATTTCATTAT GGTGAAAGTT  4501GGAACCTCTT ACGTGCCGAT CAACGTCTCA TTTTCGCCAA AAGTTGGCCC AGGGCTTCCC  4561GGTATCAACA GGGACACCAG GATTTATTTA TTCTGCGAAG TGATCTTCCG TCACAGGTAT  4621TTATTCGAAG ACGAAAGGGC CTCGTGATAC GCCTATTTTT ATAGGTTAAT GTCATGATAA  4681TAATGGTTTC TTAGACGTCA GGTGGCACTT TTCGGGGAAA TGTGCGCGCC CGCGTTCCTG  4741CTGGCGCTGG GCCTGTTTCT GGCGCTGGAC TTCCCGCTGT TCCGTCAGCA GCTTTTCGCC  4801CACGGCCTTG ATGATCGCGG CGGCCTTGGC CTGCATATCC CGATTCAACG GCCCCAGGGC  4861GTCCAGAACG GGCTTCAGGC GCTCCCGAAG GTCTCGGGCC GTCTCTTGGG CTTGATCGGC  4921CTTCTTGCGC ATCTCACGCG CTCCTGCGGC GGCCTGTAGG GCAGGCTCAT ACCCCTGCCG  4981AACCGCTTTT GTCAGCCGGT CGGCCACGGC TTCCGGCGTC TCAACGCGCT TTGAGATTCC  5041CAGCTTTTCG GCCAATCCCT GCGGTGCATA GGCGCGTGGC TCGACCGCTT GCGGGCTGAT  5101GGTGACGTGG CCCACTGGTG GCCGCTCCAG GGCCTCGTAG AACGCCTGAA TGCGCGTGTG  5161ACGTGCCTTG CTGCCCTCGA TGCCCCGTTG CAGCCCTAGA TCGGCCACAG CGGCCGCAAA  5221CGTGGTCTGG TCGCGGGTCA TCTGCGCTTT GTTGCCGATG AACTCCTTGG CCGACAGCCT  5281GCCGTCCTGC GTCAGCGGCA CCACGAACGC GGTCATGTGC GGGCTGGTTT CGTCACGGTG  5341GATGCTGGCC GTCACGATGC GATCCGCCCC GTACTTGTCC GCCAGCCACT TGTGCGCCTT  5401CTCGAAGAAC GCCGCCTGCT GTTCTTGGCT GGCCGACTTC CACCATTCCG GGCTGGCCGT  5461CATGACGTAC TCGACCGCCA ACACAGCGTC CTTGCGCCGC TTCTCTGGCA GCAACTCGCG  5521CAGTCGGCCC ATCGCTTCAT CGGTGCTGCT GGCCGCCCAG TGCTCGTTCT CTGGCGTCCT  5581GCTGGCGTCA GCGTTGGGCG TCTCGCGCTC GCGGTAGGCG TGCTTGAGAC TGGCCGCCAC  5641GTTGCCCATT TTCGCCAGCT TCTTGCATCG CATGATCGCG TATGCCGCCA TGCCTGCCCC  5701TCCCTTTTGG TGTCCAACCG GCTCGACGGG GGCAGCGCAA GGCGGTGCCT CCGGCGGGCC  5761ACTCAATGCT TGAGTATACT CACTAGACTT TGCTTCGCAA AGTCGTGACC GCCTACGGCG  5821GCTGCGGCGC CCTACGGGCT TGCTCTCCGG GCTTCGCCCT GCGCGGTCGC TGCGCTCCCT  5881TGCCAGCCCG TGGATATGTG GACGATGGCC GCGAGCGGCC ACCGGCTGGC TCGCTTCGCT  5941CGGCCCGTGG ACAACCCTGC TGGACAAGCT GATGGACAGG CTGCGCCTGC CCACGAGCTT  6001GACCACAGGG ATTGCCCACC GGCTACCCAG CCTTCGACCA CATACCCACC GGCTCCAACT  6061GCGCGGCCTG CGGCCTTGCC CCATCAATTT TTTTAATTTT CTCTGGGGAA AAGCCTCCGG  6121CCTGCGGCCT GCGCGCTTCG CTTGCCGGTT GGACACCAAG TGGAAGGCGG GTCAAGGCTC  6181GCGCAGCGAC CGCGCAGCGG CTTGGCCTTG ACGCGCCTGG AACGACCCAA GCCTATGCGA  6241GTGGGGGCAG TCGAAGGCGA AGCCCGCCCG CCTGCCCCCC GAGCCTCACG GCGGCGAGTG  6301CGGGGGTTCC AAGGGGGCAG CGCCACCTTG GGCAAGGCCG AAGGCCGCGC AGTCGATCAA  6361CAAGCCCCGG AGGGGCCACT TTTTGCCGGA GGGGGAGCCG CGCCGAAGGC GTGGGGGAAC  6421CCCGCAGGGG TGCCCTTCTT TGGGCACCAA AGAACTAGAT ATAGGGCGAA ATGCGAAAGA  6481CTTAAAAATC AACAACTTAA AAAAGGGGGG TACGCAACAG CTCATTGCGG CACCCCCCGC  6541AATAGCTCAT TGCGTAGGTT AAAGAAAATC TGTAATTGAC TGCCACTTTT ACGCAACGCA  6601TAATTGTTGT CGCGCTGCCG AAAAGTTGCA GCTGATTGCG CATGGTGCCG CAACCGTGCG  6661GCACCCTACC GCATGGAGAT AAGCATGGCC ACGCAGTCCA GAGAAATCGG CATTCAAGCC  6721AAGAACAAGC CCGGTCACTG GGTGCAAACG GAACGCAAAG CGCATGAGGC GTGGGCCGGG  6781CTTATTGCGA GGAAACCCAC GGCGGCAATG CTGCTGCATC ACCTCGTGGC GCAGATGGGC  6841CACCAGAACG CCGTGGTGGT CAGCCAGAAG ACACTTTCCA AGCTCATCGG ACGTTCTTTG  6901CGGACGGTCC AATACGCAGT CAAGGACTTG GTGGCCGAGC GCTGGATCTC CGTCGTGAAG  6961CTCAACGGCC CCGGCACCGT GTCGGCCTAC GTGGTCAATG ACCGCGTGGC GTGGGGCCAG  7021CCCCGCGACC AGTTGCGCCT GTCGGTGTTC AGTGCCGCCG TGGTGGTTGA TCACGACGAC  7081CAGGACGAAT CGCTGTTGGG GCATGGCGAC CTGCGCCGCA TCCCGACCCT GTATCCGGGC  7141GAGCAGCAAC TACCGACCGG CCCCGGCGAG GAGCCGCCCA GCCAGCCCGG CATTCCGGGC  7201ATGGAACCAG ACCTGCCAGC CTTGACCGAA ACGGAGGAAT GGGAACGGCG CGGGCAGCAG  7261CGCCTGCCGA TGCCCGATGA GCCGTGTTTT CTGGACGATG GCGAGCCGTT GGAGCCGCCG  7321ACACGGGTCA CGCTGCCGCG CCGGTAGCAC TTGGGTTGCG CAGCAACCCG TAAGTGCGCT  7381GTTCCAGACT ATCGGCTGTA GCCGCCTCGC CGCCCTATAC CTTGTCTGCC TCCCCGCGTT  7441GCGTCGCGGT GCATGGAGCC GGGCCACCTC GACCTGAATG GAAGCCGGCG GCACCTCGCT  7501AACGGATTCA CCGTTTTTAT CAGGCTCTGG GAGGCAGAAT AAATGATCAT ATCGTCAATT  7561ATTACCTCCA CGGGGAGAGC CTGAGCAAAC TGGCCTCAGG CATTTGAGAA GCACACGGTC  7621ACACTGCTTC CGGTAGTCAA TAAACCGGTA AACCAGCAAT AGACATAAGC GGCTATTTAA  7681CGACCCTGCC CTGAACCGAC GACCGGGTCG AATTTGCTTT CGAATTTCTG CCATTCATCC  7741GCTTATTATC ACTTATTCAG GCGTAGCACC AGGCGTTTAA GTCGACCAAT AACCNucleotide Sequence for pMLBAD: gne (E. coli O157 insertin plasmid) which encodes Gne with a C-terminal hemagglutinin tagLocus gne-pMLBADDefinition Ligation of dig galE into pmlbad did (NcoI-XbaI) Features    Location/Qualifiers CDS     2097..3080 /label=galE CDS    3081..3107 /label=HA Region     3108..3110 /label=stopLength: 7776 bp Type: DNA circular UNA Sequence: SEQ ID NO: 24     1TCTACGGGGT CTGACGCTCA GTGGAACGAA ATCGATGAGC TCGCACGAAC CCAGTTGACA    61TAAGCCTGTT CGGTTCGTAA ACTGTAATGC AAGTAGCGTA TGCGCTCACG CAACTGGTCC   121AGAACCTTGA CCGAACGCAG CGGTGGTAAC GGCGCAGTGG CGGTTTTCAT GGCTTGTTAT   181GACTGTTTTT TTGTACAGTC TAGCCTCGGG CATCCAAGCT AGCTAAGCGC GTTACGCCGT   241GGGTCGATGT TTGATGTTAT GGAACAGCAA CGATGTTACG CAGCAGGGTA GTCGCCCTAA   301AACAAAGTTA GGCAGCCGTT GTGCTGGTGC TTTCTAGTAG TTGTTGTGGG GTAGGCAGTC   361AGAGCTCGAT TTGCTTGTCG CCATAATAGA TTCACAAGAA GGATTCGACA TGGGTCAAAG   421TAGCGATGAA GCCAACGCTC CCGTTGCAGG GCAGTTTGCG CTTCCCCTGA GTGCCACCTT   481TGGCTTAGGG GATCGCGTAC GCAAGAAATC TGGTGCCGCT TGGCAGGGTC AAGTCGTCGG   541TTGGTATTGC ACAAAACTCA CTCCTGAAGG CTATGCGGTC GAGTCCGAAT CCCACCCAGG   601CTCAGTGCAA ATTTATCCTG TGGCTGCACT TGAACGTGTG GCCTAAGCGA TATCTTAGGA   661TCTCCCATCG GTGATGTCGG CGATATAGGC GCCAGCAACC GCACCTGTGG CGCCGGTGAT   721GCCGGCCACG ATGCGTCCGG CGTAGAGGAT CTGCTCATGT TTGACAGCTT ATCATCGATG   781CATAATGTGC CTGTCAAATG GACGAAGCAG GGATTCTGCA AACCCTATGC TACTCCGTCA   841AGCCGTCAAT TGTCTGATTC GTTACCAATT ATGACAACTT GACGGCTACA TCATTCACTT   901TTTCTTCACA ACCGGCACGG AACTCGCTCG GGCTGGCCCC GGTGCATTTT TTAAATACCC   961GCGAGAAATA GAGTTGATCG TCAAAACCAA CATTGCGACC GACGGTGGCG ATAGGCATCC  1021GGGTGGTGCT CAAAAGCAGC TTCGCCTGGC TGATACGTTG GTCCTCGCGC CAGCTTAAGA  1081CGCTAATCCC TAACTGCTGG CGGAAAAGAT GTGACAGACG CGACGGCGAC AAGCAAACAT  1141GCTGTGCGAC GCTGGCGATA TCAAAATTGC TGTCTGCCAG GTGATCGCTG ATGTACTGAC  1201AAGCCTCGCG TACCCGATTA TCCATCGGTG GATGGAGCGA CTCGTTAATC GCTTCCATGC  1261GCCGCAGTAA CAATTGCTCA AGCAGATTTA TCGCCAGCAG CTCCGAATAG CGCCCTTCCC  1321CTTGCCCGGC GTTAATGATT TGCCCAAACA GGTCGCTGAA ATGCGGCTGG TGCGCTTCAT  1381CCGGGCGAAA GAACCCCGTA TTGGCAAATA TTGACGGCCA GTTAAGCCAT TCATGCCAGT  1441AGGCGCGCGG ACGAAAGTAA ACCCACTGGT GATACCATTC GCGAGCCTCC GGATGACGAC  1501CGTAGTGATG AATCTCTCCT GGCGGGAACA GCAAAATATC ACCCGGTCGG CAAACAAATT  1561CTCGTCCCTG ATTTTTCACC ACCCCCTGAC CGCGAATGGT GAGATTGAGA ATATAACCTT  1621TCATTCCCAG CGGTCGGTCG ATAAAAAAAT CGAGATAACC CTTGGCCTCA ATCGGCGTTA  1681AACCCGCCAC CAGATGGGCA TTAAACGAGT ATCCCGGCAG CAGGGGATCA TTTTGCGCTT  1741CAGCCATACT TTTCATACTC CCGCCATTCA GAGAAGAAAC CAATTGTCCA TATTGCATCA  1801GACATTGCCG TCACTGCGTC TTTTACTGGC TCTTCTCGCT AACCAAACCG GTAACCCCGC  1861TTATTAAAAG CATTCTGTAA CAAAGCGGGA CCAAAGCCAT GACAAAAACG CGTAACAAAA  1921GTGTCTATAA TCACGGCAGA AAAGTCCACA TTGATTATTT GCACGGCGTC ACACTTTGCT  1981ATGCCATAGC ATTTTTATCC ATAAGATTAG CGGATCCTAC CTGACGCTTT TTATCGCAAC  2041TCTCTACTGT TTCTCCATAC CCGTTTTTTT GGGCTAGCAG GAGGAATTCA CCATGGATGA  2101AAATTCTTAT TAGCGGTGGT GCAGGTTATA TAGGTTCTCA TACTTTAAGA CAATTTTTAA  2161AAACAGATCA TGAAATTTGT GTTTTAGATA ATCTTTCTAA GGGTTCTAAA ATCGCAATAG  2221AAGATTTGCA AAAAATAAGA ACTTTTAAAT TTTTTGAACA AGATTTAAGT GATTTTCAAG  2281GCGTAAAAGC ATTGTTTGAG AGAGAAAAAT TTGACGCTAT TGTGCATTTT GCAGCGAGCA  2341TTGAAGTTTT TGAAAGTATG CAAAACCCTT TAAAGTATTA TATGAATAAC ACTGTTAATA  2401CGACAAATCT CATCGAAACT TGTTTGCAAA CTGGAGTGAA TAAATTTATA TTTTCTTCAA  2461CGGCAGCCAC TTATGGCGAA CCACAAACTC CCGTTGTGAG CGAAACAAGT CCTTTAGCAC  2521CTATTAATCC TTATGGGCGT AGTAAGCTTA TGAGCGAAGA GGTTTTGCGT GATGCAAGTA  2581TGGCAAATCC TGAATTTAAG CATTGTATTT TAAGATATTT TAATGTTGCA GGTGCTTGCA  2641TGGATTATAC TTTAGGACAA CGCTATCCAA AAGCGACTTT GCTTATAAAA GTTGCAGCTG  2701AATGTGCCGC AGAAAAACGT AATAAACTTT TCATATTTGG CGATGATTAT GATACAAAAG  2761ATGGCACTTG CATAAGAGAT TTTATCCATG TGGATGATAT TTCAAGTGCG CATTTATCGG  2821CTTTGGATTA TTTAAAAGAG AATGAAAGCA ATGTTTTTAA TGTAGGTTAT GGACATGGTT  2881TTAGCGTAAA AGAAGTGATT GAAGCGATGA AAAAAGTTAG CGGAGTGGAT TTTAAAGTAG  2941AACTTGCCCC ACGCCGTGCG GGTGATCCTA GTGTATTGAT TTCTGATGCA AGTAAAATCA  3001GAAATCTTAC TTCTTGGCAG CCTAAATATG ATGATTTAGG GCTTATTTGT AAATCTGCTT  3061TTGATTGGGA AAAACAGTGC TACCCATACG ATGTTCCAGA TTACGCTTAA TCTAGAGTCG  3121ACCTGCAGGC ATGCAAGCTT GGCTGTTTTG GCGGATGAGA GAAGATTTTC AGCCTGATAC  3181AGATTAAATC AGAACGCAGA AGCGGTCTGA TAAAACAGAA TTTGCCTGGC GGCAGTAGCG  3241CGGTGGTCCC ACCTGACCCC ATGCCGAACT CAGAAGTGAA ACGCCGTAGC GCCGATGGTA  3301GTGTGGGGTC TCCCCATGCG AGAGTAGGGA ACTGCCAGGC ATCAAATAAA ACGAAAGGCT  3361CAGTCGAAAG ACTGGGCCTT TCGTTTTATC TGTTGTTTGT CGGTGAACGC TCTCCTGAGT  3421AGGACAAATC CGCCGGGAGC GGATTTGAAC GTTGCGAAGC AACGGCCCGG AGGGTGGCGG  3481GCAGGACGCC CGCCATAAAC TGCCAGGCAT CAAATTAAGC AGAAGGCCAT CCTGACGGAT  3541GGCCTTTTTG CGTTTCTACA AACTCTTCCA CTCACTACAG CAGAGCCATT TAAACAACAT  3601CCCCTCCCCC TTTCCACCGC GTCAGACGCC CGTAGCAGCC CGCTACGGGC TTTTTCATGC  3661CCTGCCCTAG CGTCCAAGCC TCACGGCCGC GCTCGGCCTC TCTGGCGGCC TTCTGGCGCT  3721GAGGTCTGCC TCGTGAAGAA GGTGTTGCTG ACTCATACCA GGCCTGAATC GCCCCATCAT  3781CCAGCCAGAA AGTGAGGGAG CCACGGTTGA TGAGAGCTTT GTTGTAGGTG GACCAGTTGG  3841TGATTTTGAA CTTTTGCTTT GCCACGGAAC GGTCTGCGTT GTCGGGAAGA TGCGTGATCT  3901GATCCTTCAA CTCAGCAAAA GTTCGATTTA TTCAACAAAG CCGCCGTCCC GTCAAGTCAG  3961CGTAATGCTC TGCCAGTGTT ACAACCAATT AACCAATTCT GATTAGAAAA ACTCATCGAG  4021CATCAAATGA AACTGCAATT TATTCATATC AGGATTATCA ATACCATATT TTTGAAAAAG  4081CCGTTTCTGT AATGAAGGAG AAAACTCACC GAGGCAGTTC CATAGGATGG CAAGATCCTG  4141GTATCGGTCT GCGATTCCGA CTCGTCCAAC ATCAATACAA CCTATTAATT TCCCCTCGTC  4201AAAAATAAGG TTATCAAGCG AGAAATCACC ATGAGTGACG ACTGAATCCG GTGAGAATGG  4261CAAAAGCTAA AAAGGCCGTA ATATCCAGCT GAACGGTCTG GTTATAGGTA CATTGAGCAA  4321CTGACTGAAA TGCCTCAAAA TGTTCTTTAC GATGCCATTG GGATATATCA ACGGTGGTAT  4381ATCCAGTGAT TTTTTTCTCC ATTTTAGCTT CCTTAGCTCC TGAAAATCTC GATAACTCAA  4441AAAATACGCC CGGTAGTGAT CTTATTTCAT TATGGTGAAA GTTGGAACCT CTTACGTGCC  4501GATCAACGTC TCATTTTCGC CAAAAGTTGG CCCAGGGCTT CCCGGTATCA ACAGGGACAC  4561CAGGATTTAT TTATTCTGCG AAGTGATCTT CCGTCACAGG TATTTATTCG AAGACGAAAG  4621GGCCTCGTGA TACGCCTATT TTTATAGGTT AATGTCATGA TAATAATGGT TTCTTAGACG  4681TCAGGTGGCA CTTTTCGGGG AAATGTGCGC GCCCGCGTTC CTGCTGGCGC TGGGCCTGTT  4741TCTGGCGCTG GACTTCCCGC TGTTCCGTCA GCAGCTTTTC GCCCACGGCC TTGATGATCG  4801CGGCGGCCTT GGCCTGCATA TCCCGATTCA ACGGCCCCAG GGCGTCCAGA ACGGGCTTCA  4861GGCGCTCCCG AAGGTCTCGG GCCGTCTCTT GGGCTTGATC GGCCTTCTTG CGCATCTCAC  4921GCGCTCCTGC GGCGGCCTGT AGGGCAGGCT CATACCCCTG CCGAACCGCT TTTGTCAGCC  4981GGTCGGCCAC GGCTTCCGGC GTCTCAACGC GCTTTGAGAT TCCCAGCTTT TCGGCCAATC  5041CCTGCGGTGC ATAGGCGCGT GGCTCGACCG CTTGCGGGCT GATGGTGACG TGGCCCACTG  5101GTGGCCGCTC CAGGGCCTCG TAGAACGCCT GAATGCGCGT GTGACGTGCC TTGCTGCCCT  5161CGATGCCCCG TTGCAGCCCT AGATCGGCCA CAGCGGCCGC AAACGTGGTC TGGTCGCGGG  5221TCATCTGCGC TTTGTTGCCG ATGAACTCCT TGGCCGACAG CCTGCCGTCC TGCGTCAGCG  5281GCACCACGAA CGCGGTCATG TGCGGGCTGG TTTCGTCACG GTGGATGCTG GCCGTCACGA  5341TGCGATCCGC CCCGTACTTG TCCGCCAGCC ACTTGTGCGC CTTCTCGAAG AACGCCGCCT  5401GCTGTTCTTG GCTGGCCGAC TTCCACCATT CCGGGCTGGC CGTCATGACG TACTCGACCG  5461CCAACACAGC GTCCTTGCGC CGCTTCTCTG GCAGCAACTC GCGCAGTCGG CCCATCGCTT  5521CATCGGTGCT GCTGGCCGCC CAGTGCTCGT TCTCTGGCGT CCTGCTGGCG TCAGCGTTGG  5581GCGTCTCGCG CTCGCGGTAG GCGTGCTTGA GACTGGCCGC CACGTTGCCC ATTTTCGCCA  5641GCTTCTTGCA TCGCATGATC GCGTATGCCG CCATGCCTGC CCCTCCCTTT TGGTGTCCAA  5701CCGGCTCGAC GGGGGCAGCG CAAGGCGGTG CCTCCGGCGG GCCACTCAAT GCTTGAGTAT  5761ACTCACTAGA CTTTGCTTCG CAAAGTCGTG ACCGCCTACG GCGGCTGCGG CGCCCTACGG  5821GCTTGCTCTC CGGGCTTCGC CCTGCGCGGT CGCTGCGCTC CCTTGCCAGC CCGTGGATAT  5881GTGGACGATG GCCGCGAGCG GCCACCGGCT GGCTCGCTTC GCTCGGCCCG TGGACAACCC  5941TGCTGGACAA GCTGATGGAC AGGCTGCGCC TGCCCACGAG CTTGACCACA GGGATTGCCC  6001ACCGGCTACC CAGCCTTCGA CCACATACCC ACCGGCTCCA ACTGCGCGGC CTGCGGCCTT  6061GCCCCATCAA TTTTTTTAAT TTTCTCTGGG GAAAAGCCTC CGGCCTGCGG CCTGCGCGCT  6121TCGCTTGCCG GTTGGACACC AAGTGGAAGG CGGGTCAAGG CTCGCGCAGC GACCGCGCAG  6181CGGCTTGGCC TTGACGCGCC TGGAACGACC CAAGCCTATG CGAGTGGGGG CAGTCGAAGG  6241CGAAGCCCGC CCGCCTGCCC CCCGAGCCTC ACGGCGGCGA GTGCGGGGGT TCCAAGGGGG  6301CAGCGCCACC TTGGGCAAGG CCGAAGGCCG CGCAGTCGAT CAACAAGCCC CGGAGGGGCC  6361ACTTTTTGCC GGAGGGGGAG CCGCGCCGAA GGCGTGGGGG AACCCCGCAG GGGTGCCCTT  6421CTTTGGGCAC CAAAGAACTA GATATAGGGC GAAATGCGAA AGACTTAAAA ATCAACAACT  6481TAAAAAAGGG GGGTACGCAA CAGCTCATTG CGGCACCCCC CGCAATAGCT CATTGCGTAG  6541GTTAAAGAAA ATCTGTAATT GACTGCCACT TTTACGCAAC GCATAATTGT TGTCGCGCTG  6601CCGAAAAGTT GCAGCTGATT GCGCATGGTG CCGCAACCGT GCGGCACCCT ACCGCATGGA  6661GATAAGCATG GCCACGCAGT CCAGAGAAAT CGGCATTCAA GCCAAGAACA AGCCCGGTCA  6721CTGGGTGCAA ACGGAACGCA AAGCGCATGA GGCGTGGGCC GGGCTTATTG CGAGGAAACC  6781CACGGCGGCA ATGCTGCTGC ATCACCTCGT GGCGCAGATG GGCCACCAGA ACGCCGTGGT  6841GGTCAGCCAG AAGACACTTT CCAAGCTCAT CGGACGTTCT TTGCGGACGG TCCAATACGC  6901AGTCAAGGAC TTGGTGGCCG AGCGCTGGAT CTCCGTCGTG AAGCTCAACG GCCCCGGCAC  6961CGTGTCGGCC TACGTGGTCA ATGACCGCGT GGCGTGGGGC CAGCCCCGCG ACCAGTTGCG  7021CCTGTCGGTG TTCAGTGCCG CCGTGGTGGT TGATCACGAC GACCAGGACG AATCGCTGTT  7081GGGGCATGGC GACCTGCGCC GCATCCCGAC CCTGTATCCG GGCGAGCAGC AACTACCGAC  7141CGGCCCCGGC GAGGAGCCGC CCAGCCAGCC CGGCATTCCG GGCATGGAAC CAGACCTGCC  7201AGCCTTGACC GAAACGGAGG AATGGGAACG GCGCGGGCAG CAGCGCCTGC CGATGCCCGA  7261TGAGCCGTGT TTTCTGGACG ATGGCGAGCC GTTGGAGCCG CCGACACGGG TCACGCTGCC  7321GCGCCGGTAG CACTTGGGTT GCGCAGCAAC CCGTAAGTGC GCTGTTCCAG ACTATCGGCT  7381GTAGCCGCCT CGCCGCCCTA TACCTTGTCT GCCTCCCCGC GTTGCGTCGC GGTGCATGGA  7441GCCGGGCCAC CTCGACCTGA ATGGAAGCCG GCGGCACCTC GCTAACGGAT TCACCGTTTT  7501TATCAGGCTC TGGGAGGCAG AATAAATGAT CATATCGTCA ATTATTACCT CCACGGGGAG  7561AGCCTGAGCA AACTGGCCTC AGGCATTTGA GAAGCACACG GTCACACTGC TTCCGGTAGT  7621CAATAAACCG GTAAACCAGC AATAGACATA AGCGGCTATT TAACGACCCT GCCCTGAACC  7681GACGACCGGG TcGAATrTGc ETTCGAATTT CTGCCATTCA TCCGCTTATT ATCACTTATT  7741CAGGCGTAGC ACCAGGCGTT TAAGTCGACC AATAACAmino Acid Sequence for modified EPA with signal sequenceDisclosed in WO 2009/104074 (as SEQ ID NO. 6) Type: PRTOrganism: Artificial/note=“Description of Artificial Sequence: Synthetic polypeptide”Length: 643 Sequence: SEQ ID NO: 25Met Lys Lys Ile Trp Leu Ala Leu Ala Gly Leu Val Leu Ala Phe Ser1               5                   10                  15Ala Ser Ala Ala Glu Glu Ala Phe Asp Leu Trp Asn Glu Cys Ala Lys            20                  25                  30Ala Cys Val Leu Asp Leu Lys Asp Gly Val Arg Ser Ser Arg Met Ser        35                  40                  45Val Asp Pro Ala Ile Ala Asp Thr Asn Gly Gin Gly Val Leu His Tyr    50                  55                  60Ser Met Val Leu Glu Gly Gly Asn Asp Ala Leu Lys Leu Ala Ile Asp65                  70                  75                  80Asn Ala Leu Ser Ile Thr Ser Asp Gly Leu Thr Ile Arg Leu Glu Gly                85                  90                  95Gly Val Glu Pro Asn Lys Pro Val Arg Tyr Ser Tyr Thr Arg Gin Ala            100                 105                 110Arg Gly Ser Trp Ser Leu Asn Trp Leu Val Pro Ile Gly His Glu Lys        115                 120                 125Pro Ser Asn Ile Lys Val Phe Ile His Glu Leu Asn Ala Gly Asn Gin    130                 135                 140Leu Ser His Met Ser Pro Ile Tyr Thr Ile Glu Met Gly Asp Glu Leu145                 150                 155                 160Leu Ala Lys Leu Ala Arg Asp Ala Thr Phe Phe Val Arg Ala His Glu                165                 170                 175Ser Asn Glu Met Gln Pro Thr Leu Ala Ile Ser His Ala Gly Val Ser            180                 185                 190Val Val Met Ala Gln Ala Gln Pro Arg Arg Glu Lys Arg Trp Ser Glu        195                 200                 205Trp Ala Ser Gly Lys Val Leu Cys Leu Leu Asp Pro Leu Asp Gly Val    210                 215                 220Tyr Asn Tyr Leu Ala Gln Gln Arg Cys Asn Leu Asp Asp Thr Trp Glu225                 230                 235                 240Gly Lys Ile Tyr Arg Val Leu Ala Gly Asn Pro Ala Lys His Asp Leu                245                 250                 255Asp Ile Lys Asp Asn Asn Asn Ser Thr Pro Thr Val Ile Ser His Arg            260                 265                 270Leu His Phe Pro Glu Gly Gly Ser Leu Ala Ala Leu Thr Ala His Gln        275                 280                 285Ala Cys His Leu Pro Leu Glu Ala Phe Thr Arg His Arg Gln Pro Arg    290                 295                 300Gly Trp Glu Gln Leu Glu Gln Cys Gly Tyr Pro Val Gln Arg Leu Val305                 310                 315                 320Ala Leu Tyr Leu Ala Ala Arg Leu Ser Trp Asn Gin Val Asp Gln Val                325                 330                 335Ile Arg Asn Ala Leu Ala Ser Pro Gly Ser Gly Gly Asp Leu Gly Glu            340                 345                 350Ala Ile Arg Glu Gln Pre Glu Gln Ala Arg Leu Ala Leu Thr Leu Ala        355                 360                 365Ala Ala Glu Ser Glu Arg Phe Val Arg Gln Gly Thr Gly Asn Asp Glu    370                 375                 380Ala Gly Ala Ala Ser Ala Asp Val Val Ser Leu Thr Cys Pro Val Ala385                 390                 395                 400Lys Asp Gln Asn Arg Thr Lys Gly Glu Cys Ala Gly Pro Ala Asp Ser                405                 410                 415Gly Asp Ala Leu Leu Glu Arg Asn Tyr Pro Thr Gly Ala Glu Phe Leu            420                 425                 430Gly Asp Gly Gly Asp Val Ser Phe Ser Thr Arg Gly Thr Gln Asn Trp        435                 440                 445Thr Val Glu Arg Leu Leu Gln Ala His Arg Gln Leu Glu Glu Arg Gly    450                 455                 460Tyr Val Phe Val Gly Tyr His Gly Thr Phe Leu Glu Ala Ala Gln Ser465                 470                 475                 480Ile Val Phe Gly Gly Val Arg Ala Arg Ser Gln Asp Leu Asp Ala Ile                485                 490                 495Trp Arg Gly Phe Tyr Ile Ala Gly Asp Pro Ala Leu Ala Tyr Gly Tyr            500                 505                 510Ala Gln Asp Gln Glu Pro Asp Ala Arg Gly Arg Ile Arg Asn Gly Ala        515                 520                 525Leu Leu Arg Val Tyr Val Pro Arg Trp Ser Leu Pro Gly Phe Tyr Arg    530                 535                 540Thr Gly Leu Thr Leu Ala Ala Pro Glu Ala Ala Gly Glu Val Glu Arg545                 550                 555                 560Leu Ile Gly His Pro Leu Pro Leu Arg Leu Asp Ala Ile Thr Gly Pro                565                 570                 575Glu Glu Glu Gly Gly Arg Val Thr Ile Leu Gly Trp Pro Leu Ala Glu            580                 585                 590Arg Thr Val Val Ile Pro Ser Ala Ile Pro Thr Asp Pro Arg Asn Val        595                 600                 605Gly Gly Asp Leu Asp Pro Ser Ser Ile Pro Asp Lys Glu Gln Ala Ile    610                 615                 620Ser Ala Leu Pro Asp Tyr Ala Ser Gin Pro Gly Lys Pro Pro Arg Glu625                 630                 635                 640Asp Leu Lys Amino Acid Sequence for PglBDisclosed in WO 2009/104074 (as SEQ ID NO. 2) Length: 722 Type: PRTOrganism: Campylobacter jejuni Sequence: SEQ ID NO: 26Met Leu Lys Lys Glu Tyr Leu Lys Asn Pro Tyr Leu Val Leu Phe Ala1               5                   10                  15Met Ile TIe Leu Ala Tyr Val Phe Ser Val Phe Cys Arg Phe Tyr Trp            20                  25                  30Val Trp Trp Ala Ser Glu Phe Asn Glu Tyr Phe Phe Asn Asn Gln Leu        35                  40                  45Met Ile Ile Ser Asn Asp Gly Tyr Ala Phe Ala Glu Gly Ala Arg Asp    50                  55                  60Met Ile Ala Gly Phe His Gln Pro Asn Asp Leu Ser Tyr Tyr Gly Ser65                  70                  75                  80Ser Leu Ser Ala Leu Thr Tyr Trp Leu Tyr Lys Ile Thr Pro Phe Ser                85                  90                  95Phe Glu Ser Ile Ile Leu Tyr Met Ser Thr Phe Leu Ser Ser Leu Val            100                 105                 110Val Ile Pro Thr Ile Leu Leu Ala Asn Glu Tyr Lys Arg Pro Leu Met        115                 120                 125Gly Phe Val Ala Ala Leu Leu Ala Ser Ile Ala Asn Ser Tyr Tyr Asn    130                 135                 140Arg Thr Met Ser Gly Tyr Tyr Asp Thr Asp Met Leu Val Ile Val Leu145                 150                 155                 160Pro Met Phe Ile Leu Phe Phe Met Val Arg Met Ile Leu Lys Lys Asp                165                 170                 175Phe Phe Ser Leu Ile Ala Leu Pro Leu Phe Ile Gly Ile Tyr Leu Trp            180                 185                 190Trp Tyr Pro Ser Ser Tyr Thr Leu Asn Val Ala Leu Ile Gly Leu Phe        195                 200                 205Leu Ile Tyr Thr Leu Ile Phe His Arg Lys Glu Lys Ile Phe Tyr Ile    210                 215                 220Ala Val Ile Leu Ser Ser Leu Thr Leu Ser Asn Ile Ala Trp Phe Tyr225                 230                 235                 240Gln Ser Ala Ile Ile Val Ile Leu Phe Ala Leu Phe Ala Leu Glu Gln                245                 250                 255Lys Arg Leu Asn Phe Met Ile Ile Gly Ile Leu Gly Ser Ala Thr Leu            260                 265                 270Ile Phe Leu Ile Leu Ser Gly Gly Val Asp Pro Ile Leu Tyr Gln Leu        275                 280                 285Lys Phe Tyr Ile Phe Arg Ser Asp Glu Ser Ala Asn Leu Thr Gln Gly    290                 295                 300Phe Met Tyr Phe Asn Val Asn Gln Thr Ile Gln Glu Val Glu Asn Val305                 310                 315                 320Asp Leu Ser Glu Phe Met Arg Arg Ile Ser Gly Ser Glu Ile Val Phe                325                 330                 335Leu Phe Ser Leu Phe Gly Phe Val Trp Leu Leu Arg Lys His Lys Ser            340                 345                 350Met Ile Met Ala Leu Pro Ile Leu Val Leu Gly Phe Leu Ala Leu Lys        355                 360                 365Gly Gly Leu Arg Phe Thr Ile Tyr Ser Val Pro Val Met Ala Leu Gly    370                 375                 380Phe Gly Phe Leu Leu Ser Glu Phe Lys Ala Ile Met Val Lys Lys Tyr385                 390                 395                 400Ser Gln Leu Thr Ser Asn Val Cys Ile Val Phe Ala Thr Ile Leu Thr                405                 410                 415Leu Ala Pro Val Phe Ile His Ile Tyr Asn Tyr Lys Ala Pro Thr Val            420                 425                 430Phe Ser Gln Asn Glu Ala Ser Leu Leu Asn Gln Leu Lys Asn Ile Ala        435                 440                 445Asn Arg Glu Asp Tyr Val Val Thr Trp Ala Ala Tyr Gly Tyr Pro Val    450                 455                 460Arg Tyr Tyr Ser Asp Val Lys Thr Leu Val Asp Gly Gly Lys His Leu465                 470                 475                 480Gly Lys Asp Asn Phe Phe Pro Ser Phe Ala Leu Ser Lys Asp Glu Gln                485                 490                 495Ala Ala Ala Asn Met Ala Arg Leu Ser Val Glu Tyr Thr Glu Lys Ser            500                 505                 510Phe Tyr Ala Pro Gln Asn Asp Ile Leu Lys Thr Asp Ile Leu Gln Ala        515                 520                 525Met Met Lys Asp Tyr Asn Gln Ser Asn Val Asp Leu Phe Leu Ala Ser    530                 535                 540Leu Ser Lys Pro Asp Phe Lys Ile Asp Thr Pro Lys Thr Arg Asp Ile545                 550                 555                 560Tyr Leu Tyr Met Pro Ala Arg Met Ser Leu Ile Phe Ser Thr Val Ala                565                 570                 575Ser Phe Ser Phe Ile Asn Leu Asp Thr Gly Val Leu Asp Lys Pro Phe            580                 585                 590Thr Phe Ser Thr Ala Tyr Pro Leu Asp Val Lys Asn Gly Glu Ile Tyr        595                 600                 605Leu Ser Asn Gly Val Val Leu Ser Asp Asp Phe Arg Ser Phe Lys Ile    610                 615                 620Gly Asp Asn Val Val Ser Val Asn Ser Ile Val Glu Ile Asn Ser Ile625                 630                 635                 640Lys Gln Gly Glu Tyr Lys Ile Thr Pro Ile Asp Asp Lys Ala Gln Phe                645                 650                 555Tyr Ile Phe Tyr Leu Lys Asp Ser Ala Ile Pro Tyr Ala Gln Phe Ile            660                 665                 670Leu Met Asp Lys Thr Met Phe Asn Ser Ala Tyr Val Gln Met Phe Phe        675                 680                 685Leu Gly Asn Tyr Asp Lys Asn Leu Phe Asp Leu Val Ile Asn Ser Arg    690                 695                 700Asp Ala Lys Val Phe Lys Leu Lys Ile Tyr Pro Tyr Asp Val Pro Asp705                 710                 715                 720 Tyr AlaNucleotide Sequence for pCC1FOS Empty plasmidLocus pCC1FOS with MCS cassette Features     Location/Qualifiers Region    230..256 /label=“pCC1/pEpiFOS fwd” Region     311..330/label=“T7 promoter” Region     complement(504..529)/label=“pCC1pEpiFOS rv” CDS     complement(805..1464) /label=cat CDS    1683..2030 /label=redF CDS     3425..4180 /label=repE CDS    4759..5934 /label=parA CDS     5934..6905 /label=parB ORIGINLength: 8171 bp Type: DNA circular TNA Organism: Artificial Sequence:SEQ ID NO: 27     1GCGGCCGCAA GGGGTTCGCG TCAGCGGGTG TTGGCGGGTG TCGGGGCTGG CTTAACTATG    61CGGCATCAGA GCAGATTGTA CTGAGAGTGC ACCATATGCG GTGTGAAATA CCGCACAGAT   121GCGTAAGGAG AAAATACCGC ATCAGGCGCC ATTCGCCATT CAGCTGCGCA ACTGTTGGGA   181AGGGCGATCG GTGCGGGCCT CTTCGCTATT ACGCCAGCTG GCGAAAGGGG GATGTGCTGC   241AAGGCGATTA AGTTGGGTAA CGCCAGGGTT TTCCCAGTCA CGACGTTGTA AAACGACGGC   301CAGTGAATTG TAATACGACT CACTATAGGG CGAATTCGAG CTCGGTACCC GGGGATCCCA   361CGTGGCGCGC CACTAGTGCT AGCGACGTCG TGGGATCCTC TAGAGTCGAC CTGCAGGCAT   421GCAAGCTTGA GTATTCTATA GTCTCACCTA AATAGCTTGG CGTAATCATG GTCATAGCTG   481TTTCCTGTGT GAAATTGTTA TCCGCTCACA ATTCCACACA ACATACGAGC CGGAAGCATA   541AAGTGTAAAG CCTGGGGTGC CTAATGAGTG AGCTAACTCA CATTAATTGC GTTGCGCTCA   601CTGCCCGCTT TCCAGTCGGG AAACCTGTCG TGCCAGCTGC ATTAATGAAT CGGCCAACGC   661GAACCCCTTG CGGCCGCCCG GGCCGTCGAC CAATTCTCAT GTTTGACAGC TTATCATCGA   721ATTTCTGCCA TTCATCCGCT TATTATCACT TATTCAGGCG TAGCAACCAG GCGTTTAAGG   781GCACCAATAA CTGCCTTAAA AAAATTACGC CCCGCCCTGC CACTCATCGC AGTACTGTTG   841TAATTCATTA AGCATTCTGC CGACATGGAA GCCATCACAA ACGGCATGAT GAACCTGAAT   901CGCCAGCGGC ATCAGCACCT TGTCGCCTTG CGTATAATAT TTGCCCATGG TGAAAACGGG   961GGCGAAGAAG TTOTCCATAT TGGCCACGTT TAAATCAAAA CTGGTGAAAC TCACCCAGGG  1021ATTGGCTGAG ACGAAAAACA TATTCTCAAT AAACCCTTTA GGGAAATAGG CCAGGTTTTC  1081ACCGTAACAC GCCACATCTT GCGAATATAT GTGTAGAAAC TGCCGGAAAT CGTCGTGGTA  1141TTCACTCCAG AGCGATGAAA ACGTTTCAGT TTGCTCATGG AAAACGGTGT AACAAGGGTG  1201AACACTATCC CATATCACCA GCTCACCGTC TTTCATTGCC ATACGAAATT CCGGATGAGC  1261ATTCATCAGG CGGGCAAGAA TGTGAATAAA GGCCGGATAA AACTTGTGCT TATTTTTCTT  1321TACGGTCTTT AAAAAGGCCG TAATATCCAG CTGAACGGTC TGGTTATAGG TACATTGAGC  1381AACTGACTGA AATGCCTCAA AATGTTCTTT ACGATGCCAT TGGGATATAT CAACGGTGGT  1441ATATCCAGTG ATTTTTTTCT CCATTTTAGC TTCCTTAGCT CCTGAAAATC TCGATAACTC  1501AAAAAATACG CCCGGTAGTG ATCTTATTTC ATTATGGTGA AAGTTGGAAC CTCTTACGTG  1561CCGATCAACG TCTCATTTTC GCCAAAAGTT GGCCCAGGGC TTCCCGGTAT CAACAGGGAC  1621ACCAGGATTT ATTTATTCTG CGAAGTGATC TTCCGTCACA GGTATTTATT CGCGATAAGC  1681TCATGGAGCG GCGTAACCGT CGCACAGGAA GGACAGAGAA AGCGCGGATC TGGGAAGTGA  1741CGGACAGAAC GGTCAGGACC TGGATTGGGG AGGCGGTTGC CGCCGCTGCT GCTGACGGTG  1801TGACGTTCTC TGTTCCGGTC ACACCACATA CGTTCCGCCA TTCCTATGCG ATGCACATGC  1861TGTATGCCGG TATACCGCTG AAAGTTCTGC AAAGCCTGAT GGGACATAAG TCCATCAGTT  1921CAACGGAAGT CTACACGAAG GTTTTTGCGC TGGATGTGGC TGCCCGGCAC CGGGTGCAGT  1981TTGCGATGCC GGAGTCTGAT GCGGTTGCGA TGCTGAAACA ATTATCCTGA GAATAAATGC  2041CTTGGCCTTT ATATGGAAAT GTGGAACTGA GTGGATATGC TGTTTTTGTC TGTTAAACAG  2101AGAAGCTGGC TGTTATCCAC TGAGAAGCGA ACGAAACAGT CGGGAAAATC TCCCATTATC  2161GTAGAGATCC GCATTATTAA TCTCAGGAGC CTGTGTAGCG TTTATAGGAA GTAGTGTTCT  2221GTCATGATGC CTGCAAGCGG TAACGAAAAC GATTTGAATA TGCCTTCAGG AACAATAGAA  2281ATCTTCGTGC CGTGTTACGT TGAAGTGGAG CGGATTATGT CAGCAATGGA CAGAACAACC  2341TAATGAACAC AGAACCATGA TGTGGTCTGT CCTTTTACAG CCAGTAGTGC TCGCCGCAGT  2401CGAGCGACAG GGCGAAGCCC TCGGCTGGTT GCCCTCGCCG CTGGGCTGGC GGCCGTCTAT  2461GGCCCTGCAA ACGCGCCAGA AACGCCGTCG AAGCCGTGTG CGAGACACCG CGGCCGGCCG  2521CCGGCGTTGT GGATACCTCG CGGAAAACTT GGCCCTCACT GACAGATGAG GGGCGGACGT  2581TGACACTTGA GGGGCCGACT CACCCGGCGC GGCGTTGACA GATGAGGGGC AGGCTCGATT  2641TCGGCCGGCG ACGTGGAGCT GGCCAGCCTC GCAAATCGGC GAAAACGCCT GATTTTACGC  2701GAGTTTCCCA CAGATGATGT GGACAAGCCT GGGGATAAGT GCCCTGCGGT ATTGACACTT  2761GAGGGGCGCG ACTACTGACA GATGAGGGGC GCGATCCTTG ACACTTGAGG GGCAGAGTGC  2821TGACAGATGA GGGGCGCACC TATTGACATT TGAGGGGCTG TCCACAGGCA GAAAATCCAG  2881CATTTGCAAG GGTTTCCGCC CGTTTTTCGG CCACCGCTAA CCTGTCTTTT AACCTGCTTT  2941TAAACCAATA TTTATAAACC TTGTTTTTAA CCAGGGCTGC GCCCTGTGCG CGTGACCGCG  3001CACGCCGAAG GGGGGTGCCC CCCCTTCTCG AACCCTCCCG GTCGAGTGAG CGAGGAAGCA  3061CCAGGGAACA GCACTTATAT ATTCTGCTTA CACACGATGC CTGAAAAAAC TTCCCTTGGG  3121GTTATCCACT TATCCACGGG GATATTTTTA TAATTATTTT TTTTATAGTT TTTAGATCTT  3181CTTTTTTAGA GCGCCTTGTA GGCCTTTATC CATGCTGGTT CTAGAGAAGG TGTTGTGACA  3241AATTGCCCTT TCAGTGTGAC AAATCACCCT CAAATGACAG TCCTGTCTGT GACAAATTGC  3301CCTTAACCCT GTGACAAATT GCCCTCAGAA GAAGCTGTTT TTTCACAAAG TTATCCCTGC  3361TTATTGACTC TTTTTTATTT AGTGTGACAA TCTAAAAACT TGTCACACTT CACATGGATC  3421TGTCATGGCG GAAACAGCGG TTATCAATCA CAAGAAACGT AAAAATAGCC CGCGAATCGT  3481CCAGTCAAAC GACCTCACTG AGGCGGCATA TAGTCTCTCC CGGGATCAAA AACGTATGCT  3541GTATCTGTTC GTTGACCAGA TCAGAAAATC TGATGGCACC CTACAGGAAC ATGACGGTAT  3601CTGCGAGATC CATGTTGCTA AATATGCTGA AATATTCGGA TTGACCTCTG COGAAGCCAG  3661TAAGGATATA CGGCAGGCAT TGAAGAGTTT CGCGGGGAAG GAAGTGGTTT TTTATCGCCC  3721TGAACAGGAT GCCGGCGATG AAAAAGGCTA TGAATCTTTT CCTTGGTTTA TCAAACGTGC  3781GCACAGTCCA TCCAGAGGGC TTTACAGTGT ACATATCAAC CCATATCTCA TTCCCTTCTT  3841TATCGGGTTA CAGAACCGGT TTACGCAGTT CGGCTTAGTG GAAACAAAAG AAATCACCAA  3901TCCGTATCCC ATGCGTTTAT ACGAATCCCT GTGTCAGTAT CGTAAGCCGG ATGGCTCAGG  3961CATCGTCTCT CTGAAAATCG ACTGGATCAT AGAGCGTTAC CAGCTGCCTC AAAGTTACCA  4021GCGTATGCCT GACTTCCGCC GCCGCTTCCT GCAGGTCTGT GTTAATGAGA TCAACAGCAG  4081AACTCCAATG CGCCTCTCAT ACATTGAGAA AAAGAAAGGC CGCCAGACGA CTCATATCGT  4141ATTTTCCTTC CGCGATATCA CTTCCATGAC GACAGGATAG TCTGAGGGTT ATCTGTCACA  4201GATTTGAGGG TGGTTCGTCA CATTTGTTCT GACCTACTGA GGGTAATTTG TCACAGTTTT  4261GCTGTTTCCT TCAGCCTGCA TGGATTTTCT CATACTTTTT GAACTGTAAT TTTTAAGGAA  4321GCCAAATTTG AGGGCAGTTT GTCACAGTTG ATTTCCTTCT CTTTCCCTTC GTCATGTGAC  4381CTGATATCGG GGGTTAGTTC GTCATCATTG ATGAGGGTTG ATTATCACAG TTTATTACTC  4441TGAATTGGCT ATCCGCGTGT GTACCTCTAC CTGGAGTTTT TCCCACGGTG GATATTTCTT  4501CTTGCGCTGA GCGTAAGAGC TATCTGACAG AACAGTTCTT CTTTGCTTCC TCGCCAGTTC  4561GCTCGCTATG CTCGGTTACA CGGCTGCGGC GAGCGCTAGT GATAATAAGT GACTGAGGTA  4621TGTGCTCTTC TTATCTCCTT TTGTAGTGTT GCTCTTATTT TAAACAACTT TGCGGTTTTT  4681TGATGACTTT GCGATTTTGT TGTTGCTTTG CAGTAAATTG CAAGATTTAA TAAAAAAACG  4741CAAAGCAATG ATTAAAGGAT GTTCAGAATG AAACTCATGG AAACACTTAA CCAGTGCATA  4801AACGCTGGTC ATGAAATGAC GAAGGCTATC GCCATTGCAC AGTTTAATGA TGACAGCCCG  4861GAAGCGAGGA AAATAACCCG GCGCTGGAGA ATAGGTGAAG CAGCGGATTT AGTTGGGGTT  4921TCTTCTCAGG CTATCAGAGA TGCCGAGAAA GCAGGGCGAC TACCGCACCC GGATATGGAA  4981ATTCGAGGAC GGGTTGAGCA ACGTGTTGGT TATACAATTG AACAAATTAA TCATATGCGT  5041GATGTGTTTG GTACGCGATT GCGACGTGCT GAAGACGTAT TTCCACCGGT GATCGGGGTT  5101GCTGCCCATA AAGGTGGCGT TTACAAAACC TCAGTTTCTG TTCATCTTGC TCAGGATCTG  5161GCTCTGAAGG GGCTACGTGT TTTGCTCGTG GAAGGTAACG ACCCCCAGGG AACAGCCTCA  5221ATGTATCACG GATGGGTACC AGATCTTCAT ATTCATGCAG AAGACACTCT CCTGCCTTTC  5281TATCTTGGGG AAAAGGACGA TGTCACTTAT GCAATAAAGC CCACTTGCTG GCCGGGGCTT  5341GACATTATTC CTTCCTGTCT GGCTCTGCAC CGTATTGAAA CTGAGTTAAT GGGCAAATTT  5401GATGAAGGTA AACTGCCCAC CGATCCACAC CTGATGCTCC GACTGGCCAT TGAAACTCTT  5461GCTCATGACT ATGATGTCAT AGTTATTGAC AGCGCGCCTA ACCTGGGTAT CGGCACGATT  5521AATGTCGTAT GTGCTGCTGA TGTGCTGATT GTTCCCACGC CTGCTGAGTT GTTTGACTAC  5581ACCTCCGCAC TGCAGTTTTT CGATATGCTT CGTGATCTGC TCAAGAACGT TGATCTTAAA  5641GGGTTCGAGC CTGATGTACG TATTTTGCTT ACCAAATACA GCAATAGTAA TGGCTCTCAG  5701TCCCCGTGGA TGGAGGAGCA AATTCGGGAT GCCTGGGGAA GCATGGTTCT AAAAAATGTT  5761GTACGTGAAA CGGATGAAGT TGGTAAAGGT CAGATCCGGA TGAGAACTGT TTTTGAACAG  5821GCCATTGATC AACGCTCTTC AACTGGTGCC TGGAGAAATG CTCTTTCTAT TTGGGAACCT  5881GTCTGCAATG AAATTTTCGA TCGTCTGATT AAACCACGCT GGGAGATTAG ATAATGAAGC  5941GTGCGCCTGT TATTCCAAAA CATACGCTCA ATACTCAACC GGTTGAAGAT ACTTCGTTAT  6001CGACACCAGC TGCCCCGATG GTGGATTCGT TAATTGCGCG CGTAGGAGTA ATGGCTCGCG  6061GTAATGCCAT TACTTTGCCT GTATGTGGTC GGGATGTGAA GTTTACTCTT GAAGTGCTCC  6121GGGGTGATAG TGTTGAGAAG ACCTCTCGGG TATGGTCAGG TAATGAACGT GACCAGGAGC  6181TGCTTACTGA GGACGCACTG GATGATCTCA TCCCTTCTTT TCTACTGACT GGTCAACAGA  6241CACCGGCGTT CGGTCGAAGA GTATCTGGTG TCATAGAAAT TGCCGATGGG AGTCGCCGTC  6301GTAAAGCTGC TGCACTTACC GAAAGTGATT ATCGTGTTCT GGTTGGCGAG CTGGATGATG  6361AGCAGATGGC TGCATTATCC AGATTGGGTA ACGATTATCG CCCAACAAGT GCTTATGAAC  6421GTGGTCAGCG TTATGCAAGC CGATTGCAGA ATGAATTTGC TGGAAATATT TCTGCGCTGG  6481CTGATGCGGA AAATATTTCA CGTAAGATTA TTACCCGCTG TATCAACACC GCCAAATTGC  6541CTAAATCAGT TGTTGCTCTT TTTTCTCACC CCGGTGAACT ATCTGCCCGG TCAGGTGATG  6601CACTTCAAAA AGCCTTTACA GATAAAGAGG AATTACTTAA GCAGCAGGCA TCTAACCTTC  6661ATGAGCAGAA AAAAGCTGGG GTGATATTTG AAGCTGAAGA AGTTATCACT CTTTTAACTT  6721CTGTGCTTAA AACGTCATCT GCATCAAGAA CTAGTTTAAG CTCACGACAT CACTTTGCTC  6781CTGGAGCGAC AGTATTGTAT AAGGGCCATA AAATGGTGCT TAACCTGGAC AGGTCTCGTG  6841TTCCAACTGA GTGTATAGAG AAAATTGAGG CCATTCTTAA GGAACTTGAA AAGCCAGCAC  6901CCTGATGCGA CCACGTTTTA GTTTACTTTT ATCTGTCTTT ACTTAATGTC CTTTGTTACA  6961GGCCAGAAAG CATAACTGGC CTGAATATTC TCTCTGGGCC CACTGTTCCA CTTGTATCGT  7021CGGTCTGATA ATCAGACTGG GACCACGGTC CCACTCGTAT CGTCGGTCTG ATTATTAGTC  7081TGGGACCACG GTCCCACTCG TATCGTCGGT CTGATTATTA GTCTGGGACC ACGGTCCCAC  7141TCGTATCGTC GGTCTGATAA TCAGACTGGG ACCACGGTCC CACTCGTATC GTCGGTCTGA  7201TTATTAGTCT GGGACCATGG TCCCACTCGT ATCGTCGGTC TGATTATTAG TCTGGGACCA  7261CGGTCCCACT CGTATCGTCG GTCTGATTAT TAGTCTGGAA CCACGGTCCC ACTCGTATCG  7321TCGGTCTGAT TATTAGTCTG GGACCACGGT CCCACTCGTA TCGTCGGTCT GATTATTAGT  7381CTGGGACCAC GATCCCACTC GTGTTGTCGG TCTGATTATC GGTCTGGGAC CACGGTCCCA  7441CTTGTATTGT CGATCAGACT ATCAGCGTGA GACTACGATT CCATCAATGC CTGTCAAGGG  7501CAAGTATTGA CATGTCGTCG TAACCTGTAG AACGGAGTAA CCTCGGTGTG CGGTTGTATG  7561CCTGCTGTGG ATTGCTGCTG TGTCCTGCTT ATCCACAACA TTTTGCGCAC GGTTATGTGG  7621ACAAAATACC TGGTTACCCA GGCCGTGCCG CCACGTTAAC CGGGCTGCAT CCGATGCAAG  7681TGTGTCGCTG TCGACGAGCT CGCGAGCTCG GACATGAGGT TGCCCCGTAT TCAGTGTCGC  7741TGATTTGTAT TGTCTGAAGT TGTTTTTACG TTAAGTTGAT GCAGATCAAT TAATACGATA  7801CCTGCGTCAT AATTGATTAT TTGACGTGGT TTGATGGCCT CCACGCACGT TGTGATATGT  7861AGATGATAAT CATTATCACT TTACGGGTCC TTTCCGGTGA TCCGACAGGT TACGGGGCGG  7921CGACCTCGCG GGTTTTCGCT ATTTATGAAA ATTTTCCGGT TTAAGGCGTT TCCGTTCTTC  7981TTCGTCATAA CTTAATGTTT TTATTTAAAA TACCCTCTGA AAAGAAAGGA AACGACAGGT  8041GCTGAAAGCG AGCTTTTTGG CCTCTGTCGT TTCCTTTCTC TGTTTTTGTC CGTGGAATGA  8101ACAATGGAAG TCCGAGCTCA TCGCTAATAA CTTCGTATAG CATACATTAT ACGAAGTTAT  8161ATTCGATCCA C Nucleotide Sequence for pCC1FOS cut (pFOS) andS. flexneri 6 O-antigen without Z3206Locus pFOS cut and O-antige cut (-Z3206)Definition Ligation of inverted pCC1FOS with MCS cassette cut withNheI and into S. flexneri 6 O antigen cluster amplified with galFNheI and wzzAscI cut with NheI and AscI FEATURES    Location/Qualifiers CDS     3..411 /label=′galF CDS     784..1869/label=rmlB CDS     1869..2768 /label=rmlD CDS     2826..3704/label=rmlA CDS     3709..4266 /label=rmlC CDS     4263..5495 /label=wzxCDS     5551..6738 /label=wzy CDS     6755..7624 /label=wfbY CDS    7621..8454 /label=wfbZ CDS     8559..9965 /label=gnd CDS    10187..11380 /label=ugd CDS     complement(11416..12450) /label=ugeCDS     12802..12828 /label=wzz′ Region     complement(12868..12887)/label=“T7 promoter” Region     complement(12942..12968)/label=“pCC1/pEpiRDS fwd” CDS     complement(14460..15431) /label=parBCDS     complement(15431..16606) /label=parA CDS    complement(7185..17940) /label=repE CDS     complement(19335..19682)/label=redF CDS     19901..20560 /label=cat Region     20836..20861/label=“pCC1pEpiFOS rv” Length: 20982 bp Type: DNA circular UNASequence: SEQ ID NO: 28     1CTAGCGGCAA AACGTATGCC GGGTGACCTC TCTGAATACT CCGTCATCCA GACCAAAGAA    61CCGCTGGATC GCGAAGGTAA AGTCAGCCGC ATTGTTGAAT TTATCGAAAA ACCGGATCAG   121CCGCAGACGC TGGACTCAGA CATCATGGCC GTTGGTCGCT ATGTGCTTTC TGCCGATATT   181TGGCCGGAAC TTGAACGTAC TCAGCCTGGT GCATGGGGAC GTATTCAGCT GACTGATGCC   241ATTGCCGAGC TGGCGAAAAA ACAGTCCGTT GATGCAATGC TGATGACCGG CGACAGCTAC   301GACTGCGGTA AAAAAATGGG CTATATGCAG GCGTTTGTGA AGTATGGGCT GCGCAACCTG   361AAAGAAGGGG CGAAGTTCCG TAAAGGTATT GAGAAGCTGT TAAGCGAATA ATGAAAATCT   421GACCGGATGT AACGGTTGAT AAGAAAATTA TAACGGCAGT GAAGATTCGT GGTGAAAGTA   481ATTTGTTGCG AATATTCCTG CCGTTGTTTT ATATAAACAA TCAGAATAAC AACGAGTTAG   541CAATAGGATT TTAGTCAAAG TTTTCCAGGA TTTTCCTTGT TTCCAGAGCG GATTGGTAAG   601ACAATTAGCT TTTGAATTTT TCGGGTTTAG CGCGAGTGGG TAACGCTCGT CACATCGTAG   661GCATGCATGC AGTGCTCTGG TAGCTGTAAA GCCAGGGGCG GTAGCGTGCA TTAATACTTC   721TATTAATCAA ACTGAGAGCC GCTTATTTCA CAGCATGCTC TGAAGCAATA TGGAATAAAT   781TAGGTGAAAA TACTTGTTAC TGGTGGCGCA GGATTTATTG GTTTTGCTGT AGTTCGTCAC   841ATTATAAATA ATACGCAGGA TAGTGTTGTT AATGTCGATA AATTAACGTA CGCCGGAAAC   901CTGGAATCAC TTGCTGATGT TTCTGATTCT GAACGCTATG TTTTTGAACA TGCGGATATT   961TGCGATGCAG CTGCAATGGC ACGGATTTTT GCTCAGCATC AGCCAGATGC AGTGATGCAC  1021CTGGCTGCTG AAAGCCATGT TGACCGTTCA ATTACAGGTC CTGCGGCATT TATTGAAACC  1081AATATTGTTG GTACATATGT CCTTTTGGAA GCCGCTCGCA ATTATTGGTC TGCTCTTGAT  1141AGCGACAAGA AAACTAGATT CCGTTTTCAT CATATTTCTA CTGACGAAGT CTATGGTGAT  1201TTGCCTCATC CTGACGAGGT AAATAATACA GAAGAATTAC CCTTATTTAC AGAGACAACA  1261GCTTACGCGC CAAGCAGCCC TTATTCCGCT TCAAAAGCAT CCAGCGATCA TTTAGTCCGC  1321GCGTGGAAAC GTACCTATGG TTTACCAACC ATTGTGACTA ATTGCTCTAA TAATTATGGT  1381CCTTATCATT TCCCGGAAAA ATTGATTCCA TTGGTTATTC TGAATGCTCT GGAAGGTAAG  1441GCATTACCTA TTTATGGCAA AGGGGATCAA ATTCGTGACT GGCTGTATGT TGAAGATCAT  1501GCGCGTGCGT TATATACCGT CGTAACCGAA GGTAAAGCGG GTGAAACTTA TAACATTGGT  1561GGACACAACG AAAAGAAAAA CATCGATGTA GTGCTCACTA TTTGTGATTT GCTGGATGAG  1621ATTGTACCGA AAGAGAAATC TTACCGCGAG CAAATTACTT ATGTTGCCGA TCGCCCGGGA  1681CACGATCGCC GTTATGCGAT TGATGCAGAG AAGATTAGCC GCGAATTGGG CTGGAAACCG  1741CAGGAAACGT TTGAGAGCGG GATTCGGAAG ACATTGGAAT GGTACCTGTC CAATACAAAA  1801TGGGTTGATA ATGTGAAAAG TGGTGCTTAT CAATCGTGGA TTGAACAGAA CTATGAGGGC  1861CGCCAGTAAT GAATATCCTC CTTTTCGGCA AAACAGGGCA GGTAGGTTGG GAACTACAGC  1921GTGCTCTGGC ACCTTTGGGT AATTTGATTG CTCTTGATGT TCACTCCACT GATTATTGTG  1981GTGATTTTAG TAATCCTGAA GGTGTAGCTG AAACAGTCAA AAGAATTCGA CCTGATGTTA  2041TTGTTAATGC TGCGGCTCAC ACCGCAGTAG ATAAGGCTGA GTCAGAACCC GAATTTGCAC  2101AATTACTCAA TGCGACTAGT GTTGAATCAA TTGCAAAAGA GGCTAATGAA GTTGGGGCTT  2161GGGTAATTCA TTACTCAACT GACTACGTAT TCCCTGGAAA TGGCGACACG CCATGGCTGG  2221AGACGGATGC AACCGCACCG CTAAATGTTT ACGGTGAAAC CAAGTTAGCC GGAGAAAAAG  2281CGTTACAGGA ACATTGCGCG AAGCATCTTA TTTTCCGTAC CAGCTGGGTA TACGCAGCTA  2341AAGGAAATAA CTTCGCCAAA ACGATGTTGC GTCTGGCAAA AGAGCGCGAA GAACTGGCTG  2401TGATAAATGA TCAATTTGGT GCGCCAACAG GTGCTGAGCT GCTGGCTGAT TGTACGGCAC  2461ATGCTATTCG TGTGGCACTG AATAAACCGG AAGTCGCAGG TTTGTACCAT CTGGTAGCCA  2521GTGGTACCAC AACCTGGCAC GATTATGCTG CGCTGGTTTT TGAAGAGGCG CGCAAAGCAG  2581GTATTCCCCT TGCACTCAAC AAGCTCAACG CAGTACCAAC AACAGCCTAT CCTACACCAG  2641CTCGTCGTCC ACATAACTCT CGCCTTAATA CAGAAAAATT TCAGCAGAAC TTTGCGCTTG  2701TCTTGCCTGA CTGGCAGGTT GGTGTGAAAC GAATGCTCAA CGAATTAATT ACGACTACAG  2761CAATTTAATA GTTTTTGCAT CTTGTTCGTG ATGGTGGAGC AAGATGAATT AAAAGGAATG  2821ATGAAATGAA AACGCGTAAA GGTATTATTT TAGCGGGTGG TTCTGGTACA CGTCTTTATC  2881CTGTGACTAT GGCTGTCAGT AAACAGCTAT TACCTATTTA TGATAAGCCG ATGATCTATT  2941ACCCGCTCTC TACACTGATG TTGGCGGGTA TTCGCGATAT TCTGATTATT AGTACGCCAC  3001AGGATACTCC TCGTTTTCAA CAACTGCTAG GTGACGGTAG CCAGTGGGGG CTAAATCTTC  3061AGTACAAAGT GCAACCGACT CCAGATGGGC TTGCGCAGGC GTTTATTATC GGTGAAGAGT  3121TTATCGGTGG TGATGATTGT GCTTTGGTTC TTGGTGATAA TATCTTCTAC GGTCATGATC  3181TGCCGAAGTT AATGGATGTC GCTGTTAACA AAGAAAGTGG TGCAACGGTA TTTGCCTATC  3241ACGTTAATGA TCCTGAACGC TACGGCGTCG TTGAGTTTGA TAAAAACGGT ACGGCAATAA  3301GCCTGGAAGA AAAACCGCTA CAACCAAAAA GTAATTATGC GGTAACCGGG CTTTATTTCT  3361ATGATAACGA CGTTGTCGAA ATGGCGAAAA ACCTTAAGCC TTCTGCCCGT GGTGAACTGG  3421AAATTACCGA TATTAACCGT ATTTATATGG AACAGGGGCG TTTATCCGTT GCCATGATGG  3481GGCGTGGTTA TGCATGGCTG GATACGGGGA CACATCAGAG TCTTATTGAA GCAAGCAACT  3541TCATTGCCAC CATTGAAGAG CGCCAGGGAC TAAAGGTTTC CTGCCCAGAA GAAATTGCTT  3601ACCGTAAAGG GTTTATTGAT GCTGAACAGG TGAAAGCATT AGCGGAGCCG CTGAAAAAAA  3661ATGCTTATGG ACAGTATCTG CTGAAAATGA TTAAAGGTTA TTAATAAAAT GAACGTAATT  3721AAAACAGAAA TTCCTGATGT GTTAATTTTC GAGCCGAAAG TTTTTGGTGA TGAGCGTGGT  3781TTCTTTATGG AAAGCTTTAA TCAGAAAGTT TTCGAAGAAG CTGTAGGACG TAAGGTTGAA  3841TTTGTTCAGG ATAACCATTC GAAGTCTAGT AAAGGTGTTT TACGCGGGCT GCATTATCAG  3901TTAGAACCTT ATGCGCAAGG GAAACTGGTA CGTTGCGTTG TTGGTGAGGT TTTTGATGTA  3961GCTGTTGATA TTCGTAAATC GTCGCCTACC TTTGGTAAAT GGGTTGGGGT GAATTTATCT  4021GCTGAGAATA AGCGGCAATT GTGGATCCCT GAGGGATTTG CACATGGTTT TTTGGTGCTG  4081AGCGAGACTG CGGAATTTTT ATATAAAACG ACGAACTATT ATCATCCTGA TAGTGATAGA  4141GGGATTGTAT GGAATGATCC TATTCTGAGC ATAAAATGGC CGACGATAGA ACATAATAAT  4201TATATTTTAT CGATTAAAGA TGCAAGGGCT AAAGAATTGC ATAACATGAA GGAATTATTT  4261TTGTGAGTAT TGTAAAGAAT ACTTTATGGA ATATAAGTGG GTATATTATA CCATCATTAA  4321TAGCAATTCC TGCGTTAGGT ATACTGTCTA GAATTCTAGG GACCGAGCAA TTTGGCCTTT  4381TTACGTTAGC TATTGCCTTA GTTGGATATG CAAGTATTTT TGATGCTGGA TTGACCAGAG  4441CTGTTATAAG AGAAGTATCA ATATATAAAA ATGTTCATAA AGAATTAAGA GCGATCATTT  4501CAACTTCAAC GGTAATTCTA ACTATATTGG GCTTGATTGG CGGTAGTGTA CTATTTTTGA  4561GTAGCAATGT AATTGTTAAA TTATTAAACA TTAACGCGAA TCATGTTGTA GAATCTGTCA  4621AAGCAATATA TATTATTTCA GCTACCATAC CCTTATACTT GTTAAACCAA GTCTGGTTGG  4681GGATTTTTGA GGGGATGGAA AAGTTCAGAA AAGTAAATTT AATAAAATCA ATTAACAACT  4741CTTTTGTGGC TGGATTACCA GTGATTTTCT GTTTTTTTCA TGGAGGATTA CTAAGTGCTA  4801TATATGGTTT AGTTATGGCA AGAGTCTTAT CACTTATAGT GACCTTTATA TTTAGTCGAA  4861AACTAATAAT ATCATCTGGG CTGTCTGTAA AAATTGTAAC AGTTAAAAGA TTAATCGGCT  4921TTGGAAGCTG GATAACAGTT AGCAATATTA TTAGCCCTAT TATGACATAT ATGGATCGTT  4981TTATTCTTTC ACACATTGTG GGGGCTGATA AAGTTTCTTT TTATACTGCT CCGTCTGAAG  5041GTATACAACG CTTAACGATA TTACCAAGTG CGTTGTCCAG AGCTATTTTT CCAAGATTAA  5101GTTCAGAATT GCAATCGGTA AAGCAAACTA AAATATTATC ATATTTTATA ATGGTTATTG  5161GTATACTTCC AATTGTAATG TTGATAATTA TTTTATCAGA TTTTATAATG TCCGCTTGGA  5221TGGGACCTAC ATATCATGGG ACGCCAGGTA TAGTATTAAA AATTCTTGCA ATAGGTTTCT  5281TTTTTAATTG CATTGCACAA ATCCCATTTG TTTCAGTTCA GGCTAGTGGA AGATCAAAAA  5341TTACAGCTAT TATTCATTTG CTCGAAGTTA TCCCATATTT ATGCATATTA TATATTTTTA  5401TTTATCATTG GGGAATTGTT GGAGCCGCAA TAGCATGGTC TGTAAGAACA TCGTTAGATT  5461TTTTGATATT ATTATTAATT GATACGAAAT ATTAATAGCG AATTGATTTT AGGGATTACT  5521TCCTCAAGCC CATCTAATTA GAGTGCAAAC ATGACTTCTG ATTTTTATAA CTCAAAAGAC  5581AAAAGTTTAA GTGTTCTTTT GTTTTTTGGG TTTATATTTT TCCTTACACG TAGCTTTCCA  5641TTTATTCAAT ATAGTTOGAT TATGGAGGGG TTTTTATGTC TTTGTATCAT GTCATTTACA  5701AAGAAAATTG CAAACGGAAT ATATCACTAT CCTGTTATTT TAATATTTCT ATTAGCTCTT  5761TTTATAAATT TTATTTATTC CTATATCAAG GGTAACGATA TAGCGATAAT AATTAGGTTT  5821TATATTATCA TATTATTTAT ATTATGTGCT TATTTCTGCT CTTATGGAAC CATCTCGATT  5881GTTAAAATAT TTTTATATTT AATGGTATTA CAGGCGGTTA TTATATCCAT CATTAGTATT  5941TATATGACAA AAACATATGG TATTGGTGAT TATTCAGCAC TAAGACATTA TTTTTTGGAG  6001AATGATTATG GTGATGTTTA TACATATGGA AGTGGTTTCT ATAGAGTTCA AATTAAAGGA  6061AATGCTCTCA TTCCATTTGC CTTTATGTTG CATATAGTCA TAAAAGATTA TTTCTATTAT  6121CGATTCAAAA ATACAATAAC CGTTATTCTG GCTATAGGTA CTATAGTGGC TGGTAATTTT  6181GCATATTTTG TTTCGATATG CTTGTTTTTT ATGTATATTA TACTATGTTC TAAATCTAAC  6241TCACGATACG CTAAATTAAG GAAAATTATT TTTGGGGTTT TTCTTACTGT GATTCTCCCT  6301TTTTTTATTA CATATTCAAT TGAGTTGATA ATCATGAAAT CAAATGGAGC TGATTCTTCT  6361TTAGGAGTTA GATGGGATCA GTTTACTGTA TTAATTAATG ATCTTACAGA GTCTGTATCA  6421AATTTTGTTA TAGGTTCTGG TTTGGGTAAT GTCATCAAAA TTCAAACTCC TATCCGTGAT  6481TATAGTGCAT ATATATATTA TGAATTGCAG TCAGTTTATT TTTTAAATCA ACTTGGCGTT  6541ATTTTATTTA CTTTGTTTTT ATTAATTAAT CTCCTTCTCA CGATTAAAAT CATAAAATAC  6601AGTGAGTTGT GTGTGCTATA TTTTCTATAT GTTTCTTATG CAATTACTAA TCCTTATATT  6661TTAGACTCTA ACCATGTTGC TGTAATAATT GTATTAGTGA CATTAAGTAA TGTTCTAAAA  6721AAGATGAAAG CTAAATGAAG GTTTTAAGGT GAAGATGGAC ACTGTATATG CCGTTTTGGT  6781TGCTTACAAC CCAGAACATA ATGATTTAAA AAATGCGGTT GAATTATTGT TGAGACAAGT  6841TACTAAAGTT GTCGTTTGCA ATAACTCTAC AAATGGTTAT AAATATGCTG AAAATTCTTC  6901AGGCGATGTA AAAATATTCA ATTTCAATGA TAATTTAGGC ATAGCAGAAG CCCAAAGTAT  6961AGGAATGAAA TGGGCTTTTG AAAATGGCGC TGATTTTATA TTGCAAATGG ATCAGGATAG  7021TATTCCTGAT CCTAAGATGG TAGAGCAGTT ACTTACTTGT TACAAAAAAT TGCTTAAACA  7081AAATGTCAAT GTTGGTTTAG TTGGTTCACA AGATTTTGAT AAAGTAACTG GTGAATTAAA  7141TAAAGCAAGG GTAAAAAAAG GGAAACCACT TACAGAAGTT TATTATGAGG TAGATAGTAC  7201AlTAAGTTCT GGCAGTCTAA TACCAAAAAA TAGTTGGTTG ATTGTTGGAG GAATGAAAGA  7261TGAGCTTTTT ATCGATGCGG TAGACCATGA ATATTGTTGG AGATTAAGAG CTGCTGGGTT  7321TAAAGTAATT AGGAATAAAA ATGCGTTACT TGCACATAGA CTTGGAGATG GGCGATTTAA  7381GATCTTAAAT ATTCTTTCTG TCGGTTTGCC AAGCCCATTT CGTCATTATT ATGCTACTCG  7441AAATATCTTT CTTTTATTAA ATAAAAATTA TGTACCCATC TACTGGAAAA TTTCTAGTCT  7501GGTTAAATTA ATTGGAAAGG TTTTTTTATA TCCTATTTTC CTTCCAAATG GTAATAAAAG  7561GTTATATTTT TTTTTAAAAG GCATTAATGA CGGTTTAATG GGTCGAAGTG GTAAAATGAA  7621ATGAATCATA GATTAGAAAA ATTCTCAGTT TTAATTAGCA TTTATAAAAA TGATCTACCG  7681CAATTTTTTG AGGTGGCTCT ACGCTCTATT TTTCACGATC AAACACTTAA GCCAGATCAA  7741ATAGTAATTG TTGCAGATGG AGAACTCCAT CAAACACACA TCGATATTAT AAATTCATTC  7801ATTGATGATG TTGGCAATAA AATAGTAACA TTTGTACCTT TACCTAGAAA TGTTGGATTG  7861GCTAATGCCT TAAATGAAGG ATTAAAGGCT TGTAGGAATG AGTTAGTGGC AAGAATGGAT  7921GCTGATGATA TTTCTTTGCC TCATCGGTTT GAGAAACAAA TTTCTTTTAT GATTAATAAT  7981TCAGAAATAG ATGTATGTGG CAGTTTTATT GATGAAATTG AAACTGTTAC TGAGGAGTTT  8041ATTTCAACAC GCAAAGTGCC TCTCGAACAT AGAGAAATAG TTAAATTCGC GAGGAAACGA  8101AGCGCAGTTA GCCATCCTTC TGTAATTTTT AGAAAGAATA CAGTATTAGC TGTTGGTGGT  8161TATCCTCCAT TCAGAAAATC TCAAGATTTT GCATTGTGGA GCCTATTAAT TGTACATAAT  8221GCAAGATTTG CAAATCTTCC AGATATTTTA TTAAAAATGC GAACTGGTCG TAATCTTATG  8281GCTCGACGTG GATTGTCATA TTTATTGTAC GAGTATAAAG TATTGTATTA TCAATATAAA  8341ATTGGTTTTA TTCGAAAAAA TGAATTAATA AGTAATGCTA TGTTGAGAAC ATTTTTTCGT  8401ATAATGCCAT CTAAATTAAA GGAGCTGATG TATTCAATCG TTAGGAATCG ATAATAATAA  8461TTTTCTGATT AAGTGTTATG GATTTATTTT TATTAGGCAT ATTCTATAAT TAAGCATAAC  8521CCGCATACCA CCCAGCGGTA TCCTGACAGG AGTAAACAAT GTCAAAGCAA CAGATCGGCG  8581TCGTCGGTAT GGCAGTGATG GGGCGCAACC TTGCGCTCAA TATCGAAAGC CGTGGTTATA  8641CCGTCTCTAT TTTCAACCGT TCCCGTGAAA AGACCGAAGA AGTGATTACC GAAAATCCAG  8701GCAAGAAACT GGTTCCTTAC TATACGGTGA AAGAATTTGT TGAATCTCTG GAAACGCCTC  8761GTCGCATCCT GTTAATGGTG AAAGCAGGTG CTGGCACGGA TGCTGCTATT GATTCCCTCA  8821AGCCATACCT CGATAAAGGT GACATCATCA TTGATGGTGG TAACACCTTC TTCCATGACA  8881CCATTCGTCG TAACCGTGAG CTTTCTGCAG AAGGCTTTAA CTTTATCGGT ACCGGTGTTT  8941CCGGTGGTGA AGAAGGTGCG CTGAAAGGTC CTTCCATTAT GCCTGGTGGG CAGAAAGAAG  9001CTTATGAACT GATTGCGCCG ATCCTGACCA AAATCGCCGC TGTGGCTGAA GACGGCGAAC  9061CGTGCGTTAC CTATATTGGT GCCGATGGTG CAGGTCATTA TGTGAAGATG GTTCACAACG  9121GTATTGAATA CGGTGATATG CAGCTGATTG CTGAAGCCTA TTCTCTGCTT AAAGGTGGCT  9181TGAACCTCAC CAACGAAGAA CTGGCGCAGA CCTTTACCGA GTGGAATAAC GGTGAACTGA  9241GCAGCTACCT GATCGACATC ACCAAAGATA TCTTCACCAA AAAAGATGAA GAGGGTAACT  9301ACCTGGTTGA TGTGATTCTG GATGAAGCAG CAAACAAAGG TACGGGCAAA TGGACCAGCC  9361AGAGCGCGCT GGATCTCGGC GAACCGCTGT CGCTGATTAC CGAGTCTGTG TTTGCACGTT  9421ATATCTCTTC TCTGAAAGAG CAGCGTGTTG CCGCATCTAA AGTTCTCTCT GGCCCGCAAG  9481CGCAGCCAGC TGGCGACAAT GCTGAGTTCA TCGAAAAAGT TCGCCGTGCG CTGTATCTGG  9541GCAAAATCGT TTCTTACGCT CAGGGCTTCT CTCAGCTACG CGCTGCGTCT GAAGAGTACA  9601ACTGGGATCT GAACTACGGT GAAATCGCGA AGATTTTCCG TGCTGGCTCC ATCATCCGTG  9661CGCAGTTCCT GCAGAAAATC ACCGATGCTT ATGCCGAAAA TCCGCAGATC GCTAACCTGT  9721TGCTGGCTCC TTACTTCAAG CAAATTGCCG ATGACTACCA GCAGGCGCTG CGCGATGTCG  9781TCGCTTACGC AGTACAGAAC GGTATCCCGG TGCCCTACCT CGCCGCTGCG GTTGCCTATT  9841ACGACAGCTA CCGCGCCGCT GTTCTGCCTG CGAACCTGAT CCAGGCACAG CGTGACTATT  9901TCGGTGCGCA TACTTATAAG CGCATTGATA AAGAAGGTGT GTTCCATACC GAATGGCTGG  9961ATTAATCTGA TTTAAATCAA TTAATCAAAG CAAGGCCCGG AGAAACCCTC CGGGCTTTTT 10021TATTATACAA AGCGGCAGGT TAGGGCCTTT TTTTATAATT TATAGTTAAA AACGCGATAT 10081AATACAGCGC CGCACAGCAG GATCGCTGCC TTGACAGTTC ATCTACATCA GCGTTAAAAA 10141TCCCGCAGTA GATGAAGCTG TGGTGGTGGA TTAATGACCA CTCTAAATGT TTAACCGGAA 10201GAAGTCAGAG CTAATGAAAA TAACAATTTC AGGAACAGGT TATGTTGGTC TTTCAAATGG 10261TATTCTGATT GCGCAAAACC ACGAAGTGGT TGCACTGGAT ATCGTTCAGG CCAAAGTGGA 10321CATGCTTAAC AAGAGGCAGT CACCGCTTGT TGATAAGGAG ATTGAAGAGT ATCTGGCGAC 10381TAAAGATCTC AATTTCCGCG CTACGACAGA TAAGTATGAC GCGTATAAAA ATGCCGATTA 10441CGTTATTATT GCCACACCTA CCGATTATGA TCCGAAAACA AATTACTTTA ATACCTCAAG 10501CGTGGAAGCG GTCATTCGTG ATGTGACAGA AATTAATCCC AACGCGGTAA TGATTATAAA 10561ATCAACTATC CCTGTTGGTT TTACAGAGTC CATTAAAGAA CGTTTTGGTA TTGAAAATGT 10621GATCTTTTCG CCTGAGTTTT TGCGTGAAGG TAAAGCACTT TATGATAACT TACACCCATC 10681ACGCATTGTG ATTGGCGAGC AGTCTGAACG CGCTAAACGT TTTGCTGCGT TATTACAGGA 10741AGGCGCCATT AAGCAAGACA TACCAACATT GTTTACTGAC TCAACCGAGG CTGAGGCGAT 10801TAAACTTTTT GCGAACACTT ATCTGGCGAT GCGTGTAGCG TATTTCAATG AACTTGATAG 10861TTATGCTGAA AGCCTGGGAC TTAATTCACG CCAGATTATT GAGGGCGTAT GCCTTGACCC 10921GCGTATCGGT AATCACTACA ACAACCCGTC ATTCGGTTAT GGTGGTTATT GTCTGCCGAA 10981AGATACTAAG CAGTTACTGG CAAATTACCA GTCTGTGCCG AATAACCTGA TCTCGGCAAT 11041TGTTGACGCC AACCGCACGC GCAAAGATTT TATTGCCGAT TCTATCCTTG CACGTAAACC 11101GAAAGTTGTT GGCGTCTATC GTTTGATTAT GAAGAATGGT TCAGACAATT TTCGTGCTTC 11161CTCGATTCAG GGTATTATGA AGCGAATCAA GGCGAAAGGT GTGCCTGTAA TCGTTTATGA 11221GCCAGCTATG AAAGAGGACG ATTTTTTCCG GTCGCGCGTG GTACGTGATC TGGATGCGTT 11281CAAACAAGAA GCTGATGTTA TTATTTCTAA CCGTATGTCT GCCGATCTGG CTGATGTAGC 11341AGATAAAGTT TATACGCGCG ACTTGTTTGG CAATGATTAA TTATTTTGTT TCATTCTAAG 11401AAAAGGCCCT AATAAATTAG GGCCTTTTCT TATGGTTTTG TAAAATCAAA CTTTATAGAA 11461GTTACGATAC CATTCTACAA AGTTCTTTAC CCCTTCTTTA ACTGACGTTT CAGGTTTGAA 11521TCCTATTACG TCATACAGTG CTTTTGTATC AGCACTGGTT TCCAGTACAT CACCGGGTTG 11581GAGAGGCATC ATATTTTTGT TGGCTTCAAT ACCCAGAGCC TCTTCTAACG CATTGATATA 11641GTCCATCAAC TCCACAGGCG AACTATTACC AATGTTATAG ACACGATATG GTGCTGAACT 11701TGTTGCAGGC GAGCCTGTTT CTACAGCCCA CTGTGGGTTT TTTTCTGGAA TAACATCCTG 11761TAAGCGAATA ATAGCTTCGG CAATATCATC AATGTAAGTA AAGTCACGCT TCATTTTGCC 11821GAAGTTGTAA ACATCAATGC TTTTACCTTC CAGCATGGCT TTAGTGAATT TAAATAATGC 11881CATATCCGGA CGTCCCCATG GACCATAAAC CGTAAAGAAA CGCAGCCCTG TGGTCGGTAA 11941GCCATACAAA TGAGAATATG TATGGGCCAT GAGTTCATTC GCTTTTTTAG TTGCTGCATA 12001AAGCGAAACA GGATGATCTA CAGAGTCATC TGTAGAGAAA GGCATCTTGC GGTTCATGCC 12061ATAAACAGAA CTGGAGGAAG CGTAAAGTAG ATGCTGAACA TTATTATGGC GACATCCTTC 12121TAGTATGTTC AGGAATCCAA TCAGGTTTGC ATCTGCATAT GCATTGGGAT TTTCAAGAGA 12181GTAACGTACA CCGGCTTGCG CAGCGAGGTT TATTACGCGT TCGAACCGCT CGTCTGCAAA 12241CAGTGCCGCC ATTTTCTCAC GATCGGCCAG GTCAATTTTA TAAAAACTGA AGTTGTCGTG 12301CTTGAGTAAA TCAAGTCGTG CTTGTTTGAG GTTGACATCG TAATAATCAT TTAAGTTGTC 12361AATGCCTACA ACCTGATGAC CAGCTGCAAG AAGCCGTTTA CTTAGATAGA AACCGATAAA 12421GCCAGCAGCT CCCGTAACCA GAAATTTCAT TTATAATCCT CGCTCAGGCT AGAATATAGC 12481CAATCTTCAT CTGGCATAAC TGAAAGTTAA ATTATACCGT TAGACAAGAA AAAAAGATAA 12541TCGGTATCAG TTCTAAACTT GGCTGTTTTT TCTGGTAACG TGCTCATTTT ACAATCAAAG 12601CTGTTCTAAG CTGACTATAC AAGCCGACGT CATTATCTCC AACCGTATGG CAGAAGAGCT 12661TAAGGATGTG GCAGACAAAG TCTACACCCG CGATCTCTTT GGCAGTGACT AACATCCTGT 12721TATCATGGCG ATTTTCGCCC TGATTCTCTT ATGTTCCCTT TGTAATAATT CATTATTTTT 12781ATCATTTATC CTATAGCATT CATGGCGATT ATCGCTAAAC TATGGCGGCG CGCCACGTGG 12841GATCCCCGGG TACCGAGCTC GAATTCGCCC TATAGTGAGT CGTATTACAA TTCACTGGCC 12901GTCGTTTTAC AACGTCGTGA CTGGGAAAAC CCTGGCGTTA CCCAACTTAA TCGCCTTGCA 12961GCACATCCCC CTTTCGCCAG CTGGCGTAAT AGCGAAGAGG CCCGCACCGA TCGCCCTTCC 13021CAACAGTTGC GCAGCTGAAT GGCGAATGGC GCCTGATGCG GTATTTTCTC CTTACGCATC 13081TGTGCGGTAT TTCACACCGC ATATGGTGCA CTCTCAGTAC AATCTGCTCT GATGCCGCAT 13141AGTTAAGCCA GCCCCGACAC CCGCCAACAC CCGCTGACGC GAACCCCTTG CGGCCGCATC 13201GAATATAACT TCGTATAATG TATGCTATAC GAAGTTATTA GCGATGAGCT CGGACTTCCA 13261TTGTTCATTC CACGGACAAA AACAGAGAAA GGAAACGACA GAGGCCAAAA AGCTCGCTTT 13321CAGCACCTGT CGTTTCCTTT CTTTTCAGAG GGTATTTTAA ATAAAAACAT TAAGTTATGA 13381CGAAGAAGAA CGGAAACGCC TTAAACCGGA AAATTTTCAT AAATAGCGAA AACCCGCGAG 13441GTCGCCGCCC CGTAACCTGT CGGATCACCG GAAAGGACCC GTAAAGTGAT AATGATTATC 13501ATCTACATAT CACAACGTGC GTGGAGGCCA TCAAACCACG TCAAATAATC AATTATGACG 13561CAGGTATCGT ATTAATTGAT CTGCATCAAC TTAACGTAAA AACAACTTCA GACAATACAA 13621ATCAGCGACA CTGAATACGG GGCAACCTCA TGTCCGAGCT CGCGAGCTCG TCGACAGCGA 13681CACACTTGCA TCGGATGCAG CCCGGTTAAC GTGCCGGCAC GGCCTGGGTA ACCAGGTATT 13741TTGTCCACAT AACCGTGCGC AAAATGTTGT GGATAAGCAG GACACAGCAG CAATCCACAG 13801CAGGCATACA ACCGCACACC GAGGTTACTC CGTTCTACAG GTTACGACGA CATGTCAATA 13861CTTGCCCTTG ACAGGCATTG ATGGAATCGT AGTCTCACGC TGATAGTCTG ATCGACAATA 13921CAAGTGGGAC CGTGGTCCCA GACCGATAAT CAGACCGACA ACACGAGTGG GATCGTGGTC 13981CCAGACTAAT AATCAGACCG ACGATACGAG TGGGACCGTG GTCCCAGACT AATAATCAGA 14041CCGACGATAC GAGTGGGACC GTGGTTCCAG ACTAATAATC AGACCGACGA TACGAGTGGG 14101ACCGTGGTCC CAGACTAATA ATCAGACCGA CGATACGAGT GGGACCATGG TCCCAGACTA 14161ATAATCAGAC CGACGATACG AGTGGGACCG TGGTCCCAGT CTGATTATCA GACCGACGAT 14221ACGAGTGGGA CCGTGGTCCC AGACTAATAA TCAGACCGAC GATACGAGTG GGACCGTGGT 14281CCCAGACTAA TAATCAGACC GACGATACGA GTGGGACCGT GGTCCCAGTC TGATTATCAG 14341ACCGACGATA CAAGTGGAAC AGTGGGCCCA GAGAGAATAT TCAGGCCAGT TATGCTTTCT 14401GGCCTGTAAC AAAGGACATT AAGTAAAGAC AGATAAACGT AGACTAAAAC GTGGTCGCAT 14461CAGGGTGCTG CCTTTTCAAG TTCCTTAAGA ATGGCCTCAA TTTTCTCTAT ACACTCAGTT 14521GGAACACGAG ACCTGTCCAG GTTAAGCACC ATTTTATCGC CCTTATACAA TACTGTCGCT 14581CCAGGAGCAA ACTGATGTCG TGAGCTTAAA CTAGTTCTTG ATGCAGATGA CGTTTTAAGC 14641ACAGAAGTTA AAAGAGTGAT AACTTCTTCA GCTTCAAATA TCACCCCAGC TTTTTTCTGC 14701TCATGAAGGT TAGATGCCTG CTGCTTAAGT AATTCCTCTT TATCTGTAAA TTTTTTTTGA 14761AGTGCATCAC CTGACCGGGC AGATAGTTCA CCGGGGTGAG AAAAAAGAGC AACAACTGAT 14821TTAGGCAATT TGGCGGTGTT GATACAGCGG GTAATAATCT TACGTGAAAT ATTTTCCGCA 14881TCAGCCAGCG CAGAAATATT TCCAGCAAAT TCATTCTGCA ATCGGCTTGC ATAACGCTGA 14941CCACGTTCAT AAGCACTTGT TGGGCGATAA TCGTTACCCA ATCTGGATAA TGCAGCCATC 15001TGCTCATCAT CCAGCTCGCC AACCAGAACA CGATAATCAC TTTCGGTAAG TGCAGCAGCT 15061TTACGACGGC GACTCCCATC GGCAATTTCT ATGACACCAG ATACTCTTCG ACCGAACGCC 15121GGTGTCTGTT GACCAGTCAG TAGAAAAGAA GGGATGAGAT CATCCAGTGC GTCCTCAGTA 15181AGCAGCTCCT GGTCACGTTC ATTACCTGAC CATACCCGAG AGGTCTTCTC AACACTATCA 15241CCCCGGAGCA CTTCAAGAGT AAACTTCACA TCCCGACCAC ATACAGGCAA AGTAATGGCA 15301TTACCGCGAG CCATTACTCC TACGCGCGCA ATTAACGAAT CCACCATCGG GGCAGCTGGT 15361GTCGATAACG AAGTATCTTC AACCGGTTGA GTATTGAGCG TATGTTTTGG AATAACAGGC 15421GCACGCTTCA TTATCTAATC TCCCAGCGTG GTTTAATCAG ACGATCGAAA ATTTCATTGC 15481AGACAGGTTC CCAAATAGAA AGAGCATTTC TCCAGGCACC AGTTGAAGAG CGTTGATCAA 15541TGGCCTGTTC AAAAACAGTT CTCATCCGGA TCTGACCTTT ACCAACTTCA TCCGTTTCAC 15601GTACAACATT TTTTAGAACC ATGCTTCCCC AGGCATCCCG AATTTGCTCC TCCATCCACG 15661GGGACTGAGA GCCATTACTA TTGCTGTATT TGGTAAGCAA AATACGTACA TCAGGCTCGA 15721ACCCTTTAAG ATCAACGTTC TTGAGCAGAT CACGAAGCAT ATCGAAAAAC TGCAGTGCGG 15781AGGTGTAGTC AAACAACTCA GCAGGCGTGG GAACAATCAG CACATCAGCA GCACATACGA 15841CATTAATCGT GCCGATACCC AGGTTAGGCG CGCTGTCAAT AACTATGACA TCATAGTCAT 15901GAGCAACAGT TTCAATGGCC AGTCGGAGCA TCAGGTGTGG ATCGGTGGGC AGTTTACCTT 15961CATCAAATTT GCCCATTAAC TCAGTTTCAA TACGGTGCAG AGCCAGACAG GAAGGAATAA 16021TGTCAAGCCC CGGCCAGCAA GTGGGCTTTA TTGCATAAGT GACATCGTCC TTTTCCCCAA 16081GATAGAAAGG CAGGAGAGTG TCTTCTGCAT GAATATGAAG ATCTGGTACC CATCCGTGAT 16141ACATTGAGGC TGTTCCCTGG GGGTCGTTAC CTTCCACGAG CAAAACACGT AGCCCCTTCA 16201GAGCCAGATC CTGAGCAAGA TGAACAGAAA CTGAGGTTTT GTAAACGCCA CCTTTATGGG 16261CAGCAACCCC GATCACCGGT GGAAATACGT CTTCAGCACG TCGCAATCGC GTACCAAACA 16321CATCACGCAT ATGATTAATT TGTTCAATTG TATAACCAAC ACGTTGCTCA ACCCGTCCTC 16381GAATTTCCAT ATCCGGGTGC GGTAGTCGCC CTGCTTTCTC GGCATCTCTG ATAGCCTGAG 16441AAGAAACCCC AACTAAATCC GCTGCTTCAC CTATTCTCCA GCGCCGGGTT ATTTTCCTCG 16501CTTCCGGGCT GTCATCATTA AACTGTGCAA TGGCGATAGC CTTCGTCATT TCATGACCAG 16561CGTTTATGCA CTGGTTAAGT GTTTCCATGA GTTTCATTCT GAACATCCTT TAATCATTGC 16621TTTGCGTTTT TTTATTAAAT CTTGCAATTT ACTGCAAAGC AACAACAAAA TCGCAAAGTC 16681ATCAAAAAAC CGCAAAGTTG TTTAAAATAA GAGCAACACT ACAAAAGGAG ATAAGAAGAG 16741CACATACCTC AGTCACTTAT TATCACTAGC GCTCGCCGCA GCCGTGTAAC CGAGCATAGC 16801GAGCGAACTG GCGAGGAAGC AAAGAAGAAC TGTTCTGTCA GATAGCTCTT ACGCTCAGCG 16861CAAGAAGAAA TATCCACCGT GGGAAAAACT CCAGGTAGAG GTACACACGC GGATAGCCAA 16921TTCAGAGTAA TAAACTGTGA TAATCAACCC TCATCAATGA TGACGAACTA ACCCCCGATA 16981TCAGGTCACA TGACGAAGGG AAAGAGAAGG AAATCAACTG TGACAAACTG CCCTCAAATT 17041TGGCTTCCTT AAAAATTACA GTTCAAAAAG TATGAGAAAA TCCATGCAGG CTGAAGGAAA 17101CAGCAAAACT GTGACAAATT ACCCTCAGTA GGTCAGAACA AATGTGACGA ACCACCCTCA 17161AATCTGTGAC AGATAACCCT CAGACTATCC TGTCGTCATG GAAGTGATAT CGCGGAAGGA 17221AAATACGATA TGAGTCGTCT GGCGGCCTTT CTTTTTCTCA ATGTATGAGA GGCGCATTGG 17281AGTTCTGCTG TTGATCTCAT TAACACAGAC CTGCAGGAAG CGGCGGCGGA AGTCAGGCAT 17341ACGCTGGTAA CTTTGAGGCA GCTGGTAACG CTCTATGATC CAGTCGATTT TCAGAGAGAC 17401GATGCCTGAG CCATCCGGCT TACGATACTG ACACAGGGAT TCGTATAAAC GCATGGCATA 17461CGGATTGGTG ATTTCTTTTG TTTCACTAAG CCGAAACTGC GTAAACCGGT TCTGTAACCC 17521GATAAAGAAG GGAATGAGAT ATGGGTTGAT ATGTACACTG TAAAGCCCTC TGGATGGACT 17581GTGCGCACGT TTGATAAACC AAGGAAAAGA TTCATAGCCT TTTTCATCGC CGGCATCCTC 17641TTCAGGGCGA TAAAAAACCA CTTCCTTCCC CGCGAAACTC TTCAATGCCT GCCGTATATC 17701CTTACTGGCT TCCGCAGAGG TCAATCCGAA TATTTCAGCA TATTTAGCAA CATGGATCTC 17761GCAGATACCG TCATGTTCCT GTAGGGTGCC ATCAGATTTT CTGATCTGGT CAACGAACAG 17821ATACAGCATA CGTTTTTGAT CCCGGGAGAG ACTATATGCC GCCTCAGTGA GGTCGTTTGA 17881CTGGACGATT CGCGGGCTAT TTTTACGTTT CTTGTGATTG ATAACCGCTG TTTCCGCCAT 17941GACAGATCCA TGTGAAGTGT GACAAGTTTT TAGATTGTCA CACTAAATAA AAAAGAGTCA 18001ATAAGCAGGG ATAACTTTGT GAAAAAACAG CTTCTTCTGA GGGCAATTTG TCACAGGGTT 18061AAGGGCAATT TGTCACAGAC AGGACTGTCA TTTGAGGGTG ATTTGTCACA CTGAAAGGGC 18121AATTTGTCAC AACACCTTCT CTAGAACCAG CATGGATAAA GGCCTACAAG GCGCTCTAAA 18181AAAGAAGATC TAAAAACTAT AAAAAAAATA ATTATAAAAA TATCCCCGTG GATAAGTGGA 18241TAACCCCAAG GGAAGTTTTT TCAGGCATCG TGTGTAAGCA GAATATATAA GTGCTGTTCC 18301CTGGTGCTTC CTCGCTCACT CGACCGGGAG GGTTCGAGAA GGGGGGGCAC CCCCCTTCGG 18361CGTGCGCGGT CACGCGCACA GGGCGCAGCC CTGGTTAAAA ACAAGGTTTA TAAATATTGG 18421TTTAAAAGCA GGTTAAAAGA CAGGTTAGCG GTGGCCGAAA AACGGGCGGA AACCCTTGCA 18481AATGCTGGAT TTTCTGCCTG TGGACAGCCC CTCAAATGTC AATAGGTGCG CCCCTCATCT 18541GTCAGCACTC TGCCCCTCAA GTGTCAAGGA TCGCGCCCCT CATCTGTCAG TAGTCGCGCC 13601CCTCAAGTGT CAATACCGCA GGGCACTTAT CCCCAGGCTT GTCCACATCA TCTGTGGGAA 18661ACTCGCGTAA AATCAGGCGT TTTCGCCGAT TTGCGAGGCT GGCCAGCTCC ACGTCGCCGG 18721CCGAAATCGA GCCTGCCCCT CATCTGTCAA CGCCGCGCCG GGTGAGTCGG CCCCTCAAGT 18781GTCAACGTCC GCCCCTCATC TGTCAGTGAG GGCCAAGTTT TCCGCGAGGT ATCCACAACG 18841CCGGCGGCCG GCCGCGGTGT CTCGCACACG GCTTCGACGG CGTTTCTGGC GCGTTTGCAG 18901GGCCATAGAC GGCCGCCAGC CCAGCGGCGA GGGCAACCAG CCGAGGGCTT CGCCCTGTCG 18961CTCGACTGCG GCGAGCACTA CTGGCTGTAA AAGGACAGAC CACATCATGG TTCTGTGTTC 19021ATTAGGTTGT TCTGTCCATT GCTGACATAA TCCGCTCCAC TTCAACGTAA CACCGCACGA 19081AGATTTCTAT TGTTCCTGAA GGCATATTCA AATCGTTTTC GTTACCGCTT GCAGGCATCA 19141TGACAGAACA CTACTTCCTA TAAACGCTAC ACAGGCTCCT GAGATTAATA ATGCGGATCT 19201CTACGATAAT GGGAGATTTT CCCGACTGTT TCGTTCGCTT CTCAGTGGAT AACAGCCAGC 19261TTCTCTGTTT AACAGACAAA AACAGCATAT CCACTCAGTT CCACATTTCC ATATAAAGGC 19321CAAGGCATTT ATTCTCAGGA TAATTGTTTC AGCATCGCAA CCGCATCAGA CTCCGGCATC 19381GCAAACTGCA CCCGGTGCCG GGCAGCCACA TCCAGCGCAA AAACCTTCGT GTAGACTTCC 19441GTTGAACTGA TGGACTTATG TCCCATCAGG CTTTGCAGAA CTATCAGCGG TATACCGGCA 19501TACAGCATGT GCATCGCATA GGAATGGCGG AACGTATGTG GTGTGACCGG AACAGAGAAC 19561GTCACACCGT CAGCAGCAGC GGCGGCAACC GCCTCCCCAA TCCAGGTCCT GACCGTTCTG 19621TCCGTCACTT CCCAGATCCG CGCTTTCTCT GTCCTTCCTG TGCGACGGTT ACGCCGCTCC 19681ATGAGCTTAT CGCGAATAAA TACCTGTGAC GGAAGATCAC TTCGCAGAAT AAATAAATCC 19741TGGTGTCCCT GTTGATACCG GGAAGCCCTG GGCCAACTTT TGGCGAAAAT GAGACGTTGA 19801TCGGCACGTA AGAGGTTCCA ACTTTCACCA TAATGAAATA AGATCACTAC CGGGCGTATT 19861TTTTGAGTTA TCGAGATTTT CAGGAGCTAA GGAAGCTAAA ATGGAGAAAA AAATCACTGG 19921ATATACCACC GTTGATATAT CCCAATGGCA TCGTAACTAA CATTTTGAGG CATTTCAGTC 19981AGTTGCTCAA TGTACCTATA ACCAGACCGT TCAGCTGGAT ATTACGGCCT TTTTAAAGAC 20041CGTAAAGAAA AATAAGCACA AGTTTTATCC GGCCTTTATT CACATTCTTG CCCGCCTGAT 20101GAATGCTCAT CCGGAATTTC GTATGGCAAT GAAAGACGGT GAGCTGGTGA TATGGGATAG 20161TGTTCACCCT TGTTACACCG TTTTCCATGA GCAAACTGAA ACGTTTTCAT CGCTCTGGAG 20221TGAATACCAC GACGATTTCC GGCAGTTTCT ACACATATAT TCGCAAGATG TGGCGTGTTA 20281CGGTGAAAAC CTGGCCTATT TCCCTAAAGG GTTTATTGAG AATATGTTTT TCGTCTCAGC 20341CAATCCCTGG GTGAGTTTCA CCAGTTTTGA TTTAAACGTG GCCAATATGG ACAACTTCTT 20401CGCCCCCGTT TTCACCATGG GCAAATATTA TACGCAAGGC GACAAGGTGC TGATGCCGCT 20461GGCGATTCAG GTTCATCATG CCCTTTGTGA TGGCTTCCAT GTCGGCAGAA TGCTTAATGA 20521ATTACAACAG TACTGCGATG AGTGGCAGGG CGGGGCGTAA TTTTTTTAAG GCAGTTATTG 20581GTGCCCTTAA ACGCCTGGTT GCTACGCCTG AATAAGTGAT AATAAGCGGA TGAATGGCAG 20641AAATTCGATG ATAAGCTGTC AAACATGAGA ATTGGTCGAC GGCCCGGGCG GCCGCAAGGG 20701GTTCGCGTTG GCCGATTCAT TAATGCAGCT GGCACGACAG GTTTCCCGAC TGGAAAGCGG 20761GCAGTGAGCG CAACGCAATT AATGTGAGTT AGCTCACTCA TTAGGCACCC CAGGCTTTAC 20821ACTTTATGCT TCCGGCTCGT ATGTTGTGTG GAATTGTGAG CGGATAACAA TTTCACACAG 20881GAAACAGCTA TGACCATGAT TACGCCAAGC TATTTAGGTG AGACTATAGA ATACTCAAGC 20941TTGCATGCCT GCAGGTCGAC TCTAGAGGAT CCCACGACGT CGNucleotide Sequence for pCC1FOS cut (pFOS)and S. flexneri 6 O-antigen with Z3206Locus pFOS cut and O-antigen cut (Z3206+)Definition Ligation of inverted S. flexneri 6 O antigen clusteramplified with Z3206Nhe and wzzAscI cut with NheI and AscI intopCC1FOS with MCS cassette cut with NheI and AscI Features    Location/Qualifiers CDS     complement(370..396) /label=wzz′ CDS    748..1752 /label=uge CDS     complement(1818..3011) /label=ugd CDS    complement(3233..4639) /label=gnd CDS     complement(4744..5577)/label=wfbZ CDS     complement(5574..6443) /label=wfbY CDS    complement(6460..7647) /label=wzy CDS     complement(7703..8935)/label=wzx CDS     complement(8932..9489) /label=rmlC CDS    complement(9494..10372) /label=rmlA CDS     complement(10430..11329)/label=rmlD CDS     complement(11329..12414) /label=rmlB CDS    complement(12787..13680) /label=galF CDS    complement(13912..14907) /label=Z3206 CDS    complement(15065..15097) /label=′weaM CDS    complement(15525..16184) /label=cat CDS     16403..16750 /label=redFCDS     18145..18900 /label=repE CDS     19479..20654 /label=parA CDS    20654..21625 /label=parB Length: 22887 bp Type: DNA circular UNASequence: SEQ ID NO: 29     1GCGGCCGCAA GGGGTTCGCG TCAGCGGGTG TTGGCGGGTG TCGGGGCTGG CTTAACTATG    61CGGCATCAGA GCAGATTGTA CTGAGAGTGC ACCATATGCG GTGTGAAATA CCGCACAGAT   121GCGTAAGGAG AAAATACCGC ATCAGGCGCC ATTCGCCATT CAGCTGCGCA ACTGTTGGGA   181AGGGCGATCG GTGCGGGCCT CTTCGCTATT ACGCCAGCTG GCGAAAGGGG GATGTGCTGC   241AAGGCGATTA AGTTGGGTAA CGCCAGGGTT TTCCCAGTCA CGACGTTGTA AAACGACGGC   301CAGTGAATTG TAATACGACT CACTATAGGG CGAATTCGAG CTCGGTACCC GGGGATCCCA   361CGTGGCGCGC CGCCATAGTT TAGCGATAAT CGCCATGAAT GCTATAGGAT AAATGATAAA   421AATAATGAAT TATTACAAAG GGAACATAAG AGAATCAGGG CGAAAATCGC CATGATAACA   481GGATGTTAGT CACTGCCAAA GAGATCGCGG GTGTAGACTT TGTCTGCCAC ATCCTTAAGC   541TCTTCTGCCA TACGGTTGGA GATAATGACG TCGGCTTGTA TAGTCAGCTT AGAACAGCTT   601TGATTGTAAA ATGAGCACGT TACCAGAAAA AACAGCCAAG TTTAGAACTG ATACCGATTA   661TCTTTTTTTC TTGTCTAACG GTATAATTTA ACTTTCAGTT ATGCCAGATG AAGATTGGCT   721ATATTCTAGC CTGAGCGAGG ATTATAAATG AAATTTCTGG TTACGGGAGC TGCTGGCTTT   781ATCGGTTTCT ATCTAAGTAA ACGGCTTCTT GCAGCTGGTC ATCAGGTTGT AGGCATTGAC   841AACTTAAATG ATTATTACGA TGTCAACCTC AAACAAGCAC GACTTGATTT ACTCAAGCAC   901GACAACTTCA GTTTTTATAA AATTGACCTG GCCGATCGTG AGAAAATGGC GGCACTGTTT   961GCAGACGAGC GGTTCGAACG CGTAATAAAC CTCGCTGCGC AAGCCGGTGT ACGTTACTCT  1021CTTGAAAATC CCAATGCATA TGCAGATGCA AACCTGATTG GATTCCTGAA CATACTAGAA  1081GGATGTCGCC ATAATAATGT TCAGCATCTA CTTTACGCTT CCTCCAGTTC TGTTTATGGC  1141ATGAACCGCA AGATGCCTTT CTCTACAGAT GACTCTGTAG ATCATCCTGT TTCGCTTTAT  1201GCAGCAACTA AAAAAGCGAA TGAACTCATG GCCCATACAT ATTCTCATTT GTATGGCTTA  1261CCGACCACAG GGCTGCGTTT CTTTACGGTT TATGGTCCAT GGGGACGTCC GGATATGGCA  1321TTATTTAAAT TCACTAAAGC CATGCTGGAA GGTAAAAGCA TTGATGTTTA CAACTTCGGC  1381AAAATGAAGC GTGACTTTAC TTACATTGAT GATATTGCCG AAGCTATTAT TCGCTTACAG  1441GATGTTATTC CAGAAAAAAA CCCACAGTGG GCTGTAGAAA CAGGCTCGCC TGCAACAAGT  1501TCAGCACCAT ATCGTGTCTA TAACATTGGT AATAGTTCGC CTGTGGAGTT GATGGACTAT  1561ATCAATGCGT TAGAAGAGGC TCTGGGTATT GAAGCCAACA AAAATATGAT GCCTCTCCAA  1621CCCGGTGATG TACTGGAAAC CAGTGCTGAT ACAAAAGCAC TGTATGACGT AATAGGATTC  1681AAACCTGAAA CGTCAGTTAA AGAAGGGGTA AAGAACTTTG TAGAATGGTA TCGTAACTTC  1741TATAAAGTTT GATTTTACAA AACCATAAGA AAAGGCCCTA ATTTATTAGG GCCTTTTCTT  1801AGAATGAAAC AAAATAATTA ATCATTGCCA AACAAGTCGC GCGTATAAAC TTTATCTGCT  1861ACATCAGCCA GATCGGCAGA CATACGGTTA GAAATAATAA CATCAGCTTC TTGTTTGAAC  1921GCATCCAGAT CACGTACCAC GCGCGACCGG AAAAAATCGT CCTCTTTCAT AGCTGGCTCA  1981TAAACGATTA CAGGCACACC TTTCGCCTTG ATTCGCTTCA TAATACCCTG AATCGAGGAA  2041GCACGAAAAT TGTCTGAACC ATTCTTCATA ATCAAACGAT AGACGCCAAC AACTTTCGGT  2101TTACGTGCAA GGATAGAATC GGCAATAAAA TCTTTGCGCG TGCGGTTGGC GTCAACAATT  2161GCCGAGATCA GGTTATTCGG CACAGACTGG TAATTTGCCA GTAACTGCTT AGTATCTTTC  2221GGCAGACAAT AACCACCATA ACCGAATGAC GGGTTGTTGT AGTGATTACC GATACGCGGG  2281TCAAGGCATA CGCCCTCAAT AATCTGGCGT GAATTAAGTC CCAGGCTTTC AGCATAACTA  2341TCAAGTTCAT TGAAATACGC TACACGCATC GCCAGATAAG TGTTCGCAAA AAGTTTAATC  2401GCCTCAGCCT CGGTTGAGTC AGTAAACAAT GTTGGTATGT CTTGCTTAAT GGCGCCTTCC  2461TGTAATAACG CAGCAAAACG TTTAGCGCGT TCAGACTGCT CGCCAATCAC AATGCGTGAT  2521GGGTGTAAGT TATCATAAAG TGCTTTACCT TCACGCAAAA ACTCAGGCGA AAAGATCACA  2581TTTTCAATAC CAAAACGTTC TTTAATGGAC TCTGTAAAAC CAACAGGGAT AGTTGATTTT  2641ATAATCATTA CCGCGTTGGG ATTAATTTCT GTCACATCAC GAATGACCGC TTCCACGCTT  2701GAGGTATTAA AATAATTTGT TTTCGGATCA TAATCGGTAG GTGTGGCAAT AATAACGTAA  2761TCGGCATTTT TATACGCGTC ATACTTATCT GTCGTAGCGC GGAAATTGAG ATCTTTAGTC  2821GCCAGATACT CTTCAATCTC CTTATCAACA AGCGGTGACT GCCTCTTGTT AAGCATGTCC  2881ACTTTGGCCT GAACGATATC CAGTGCAACC ACTTCGTGGT TTTGCGCAAT CAGAATACCA  2941TTTGAAAGAC CAACATAACC TGTTCCTGAA ATTGTTATTT TCATTAGCTC TGACTTCTTC  3001CGGTTAAACA TTTAGAGTGG TCATTAATCC ACCACCACAG CTTCATCTAC TGCGGGATTT  3061TTAACGCTGA TGTAGATGAA CTGTCAAGGC AGCGATCCTG CTGTGCGGCG CTGTATTATA  3121TCGCGTTTTT AACTATAAAT TATAAAAAAA GGCCCTAACC TGCCGCTTTG TATAATAAAA  3181AAGCCCGGAG GGTTTCTCCG GGCCTTGCTT TGATTAATTG ATTTAAATCA GATTAATCCA  3241GCCATTCGGT ATGGAACACA CCTTCTTTAT CAATGCGCTT ATAAGTATGC GCACCGAAAT  3301AGTCACGCTG TGCCTGGATC AGGTTCGCAG GCAGAACAGC GGCGCGGTAG CTGTCGTAAT  3361AGGCAACCGC AGCGGCGAAG GTCGGCACCG GGATACCGTT CTGTACTGCG TAAGCGACGA  3421CATCGCGCAG CGCCTGCTGG TAGTCATCGG CAATTTGCTT GAAGTAAGGA GCCAGCAACA  3481GGTTAGCGAT CTGCGGATTT TCGGCATAAG CATCGGTGAT TTTCTGCAGG AACTGCGCAC  3541GGATGATGCA GCCAGCACGG AAAATCTTCG CGATTTCACC GTAGTTCAGA TCCCAGTTGT  3601ACTCTTCAGA CGCAGCGCGT AGCTGAGAGA AGCCCTGAGC GTAAGAAACG ATTTTGCCCA  3661GATACAGCGC ACGGCGAACT TTTTCGATGA ACTCAGCATT GTCGCCAGCT GGCTGCGCTT  3721GCGGGCCAGA GAGAACTTTA GATGCGGCAA CACGCTGCTC TTTCAGAGAA GAGATATAAC  3781GTGCAAACAC AGACTCGGTA ATCAGCGACA GCGGTTCGCC GAGATCCAGC GCGCTCTGGC  3841TGGTCCATTT GCCCGTACCT TTGTTTGCTG CTTCATCCAG AATCACATCA ACCAGGTAGT  3901TACCCTCTTC ATCTTTTTTG GTGAAGATAT CTTTGGTGAT GTCGATCAGG TAGCTGCTCA  3961GTTCACCGTT ATTCCACTCG GTAAAGGTCT GCGCCAGTTC TTCGTTGGTG AGGTTCAAGC  4021CACCTTTAAG CAGAGAATAG GCTTCAGCAA TCAGCTGCAT ATCACCGTAT TCAATACCGT  4081TGTGAACCAT CTTCACATAA TGACCTGCAC CATCGGCACC AATATAGGTA ACGCACGGTT  4141CGCCGTCTTC AGCCACAGCG GCGATTTTGG TCAGGATCGG CGCAATCAGT TCATAAGCTT  4201CTTTCTGCCC ACCAGGCATA ATGGAAGGAC CTTTCAGCGC ACCTTCTTCA CCACCGGAAA  4261CACCGGTACC GATAAAGTTA AAGCCTTCTG CAGAAAGCTC ACGGTTACGA CGAATGGTGT  4321CATGGAAGAA GGTGTTACCA CCATCAATGA TGATGTCACC TTTATCGAGG TATGGCTTGA  4381GGGAATCAAT AGCAGCATCC GTGCCAGCAC CTGCTTTCAC CATTAACAGG ATGCGACGAG  4441GCGTTTCCAG AGATTCAACA AATTCTTTCA CCGTATAGTA AGGAACCAGT TTCTTGCCTG  4501GATTTTCGGT AATCACTTCT TCGGTCTTTT CACGGGAACG GTTGAAAATA GAGACGGTAT  4561AACCACGGCT TTCGATATTG AGCGCAAGGT TGCGCCCCAT CACTGCCATA CCGACGACGC  4621CGATCTGTTG CTTTGACATT GTTTACTCCT GTCAGGATAC CGCTGGGTGG TATGCGGGTT  4681ATGCTTAATT ATAGAATATG CCTAATAAAA ATAAATCCAT AACACTTAAT CAGAAAATTA  4741TTATTATCGA TTCCTAACGA TTGAATACAT CAGCTCCTTT AATTTAGATG GCATTATACG  4801AAAAAATGTT CTCAACATAG CATTACTTAT TAATTCATTT TTTCGAATAA AACCAATTTT  4861ATATTGATAA TACAATACTT TATACTCGTA CAATAAATAT GACAATCCAC GTCGAGCCAT  4921AAGATTACGA CCAGTTCGCA TTTTTAATAA AATATCTGGA AGATTTGCAA ATCTTGCATT  4981ATGTACAATT AATAGGCTCC ACAATGCAAA ATCTTGAGAT TTTCTGAATG GAGGATAACC  5041ACCAACAGCT AATACTGTAT TCTTTCTAAA AATTACAGAA GGATGGCTAA CTGCGCTTCG  5101TTTCCTCGCG AATTTAACTA TTTCTCTATG TTCGAGAGGC ACTTTGCGTG TTGAAATAAA  5161CTCCTCAGTA ACAGTTTCAA TTTCATCAAT AAAACTGCCA CATACATCTA TTTCTGAATT  5221ATTAATCATA AAAGAAATTT GTTTCTCAAA CCGATGAGGC AAAGAAATAT CATCAGCATC  5281CATTCTTGCC ACTAACTCAT TCCTACAAGC CTTTAATCCT TCATTTAAGG CATTAGCCAA  5341TCCAACATTT CTAGGTAAAG GTACAAATGT TACTATTTTA TTGCCAACAT CATCAATGAA  5401TGAATTTATA ATATCGATGT GTGTTTGATG GAGTTCTCCA TCTGCAACAA TTACTATTTG  5461ATCTGGCTTA AGTGTTTGAT CGTGAAAAAT AGAGCGTAGA GCCACCTCAA AAAATTGCGG  5521TAGATCATTT TTATAAATGC TAATTAAAAC TGAGAATTTT TCTAATCTAT GATTCATTTC  5581ATTTTACCAC TTCGACCCAT TAAACCGTCA TTAATGCCTT TTAAAAAAAA ATATAACCTT  5641TTATTACCAT TTGGAAGGAA AATAGGATAT AAAAAAACCT TTCCAATTAA TTTAACCAGA  5701CTAGAAATTT TCCAGTAGAT GGGTACATAA TTTTTATTTA ATAAAAGAAA GATATTTCGA  5761GTAGCATAAT AATGACGAAA TGGGCTTGGC AAACCGACAG AAAGAATATT TAAGATCTTA  5821AATCGCCCAT CTCCAAGTCT ATGTGCAAGT AACGCATTTT TATTCCTAAT TACTTTAAAC  5881CCAGCAGCTC TTAATCTCCA ACAATATTCA TGGTCTACCG CATCGATAAA AAGCTCATCT  5941TTCATTCCTC CAACAATCAA CCAACTATTT TTTGGTATTA GACTGCCAGA ACTTAATGTA  6001CTATCTACCT CATAATAAAC TTCTGTAAGT GGTTTCCCTT TTTTTACCCT TGCTTTATTT  6061AATTCACCAG TTACTTTATC AAAATCTTGT GAACCAACTA AACCAACATT GACATTTTGT  6121TTAAGCAATT TTTTGTAACA AGTAAGTAAC TGCTCTACCA TCTTAGGATC AGGAATACTA  6181TCCTGATCCA TTTGCAATAT AAAATCAGCG CCATTTTCAA AAGCCCATTT CATTCCTATA  6241CTTTGGGCTT CTGCTATGCC TAAATTATCA TTGAAATTGA ATATTTTTAC ATCGCCTGAA  6301GAATTTTCAG CATATTTATA ACCATTTGTA GAGTTATTGC AAACGACAAC TTTAGTAACT  6361TGTCTCAACA ATAATTCAAC CGCATTTTTT AAATCATTAT GTTCTGGGTT GTAAGCAACC  6421AAAACGGCAT ATACAGTGTC CATCTTCACC TTAAAACCTT CATTTAGCTT TCATCTTTTT  6481TAGAACATTA CTTAATGTCA CTAATACAAT TATTACAGCA ACATGGTTAG AGTCTAAAAT  6541ATAAGGATTA GTAATTGCAT AAGAAACATA TAGAAAATAT AGCACACACA ACTCACTGTA  6601TTTTATGATT TTAATCGTGA GAAGGAGATT AATTAATAAA AACAAAGTAA ATAAAATAAC  6661GCCAAGTTGA TTTAAAAAAT AAACTGACTG CAATTCATAA TATATATATG CACTATAATC  6721ACGGATAGGA GTTTGAATTT TGATGACATT ACCCAAACCA GAACCTATAA CAAAATTTGA  6781TACAGACTCT GTAAGATCAT TAATTAATAC AGTAAACTGA TCCCATCTAA CTCCTAAAGA  6841AGAATCAGCT CCATTTGATT TCATGATTAT CAACTCAATT GAATATGTAA TAAAAAAAGG  6901GAGAATCACA GTAAGAAAAA CCCCAAAAAT AATTTTCCTT AATTTAGCGT ATCGTGAGTT  6961AGATTTAGAA CATAGTATAA TATACATAAA AAACAAGCAT ATCGAAACAA AATATGCAAA  7021ATTACCAGCC ACTATAGTAC CTATAGCCAG AATAACGGTT ATTGTATTTT TGAATCGATA  7081ATAGAAATAA TCTTTTATGA CTATATGCAA CATAAAGGCA AATGGAATGA GAGCATTTCC  7141TTTAATTTGA ACTCTATAGA AACCACTTCC ATATGTATAA ACATCACCAT AATCATTCTC  7201CAAAAAATAA TGTCTTAGTG CTGAATAATC ACCAATACCA TATGTTTTTG TCATATAAAT  7261ACTAATGATG GATATAATAA CCGCCTGTAA TACCATTAAA TATAAAAATA TTTTAACAAT  7321CGAGATGGTT CCATAAGAGC AGAAATAAGC ACATAATATA AATAATATGA TAATATAAAA  7381CCTAATTATT ATCGCTATAT CGTTACCCTT GATATAGGAA TAAATAAAAT TTATAAAAAG  7441AGCTAATAGA AATATTAAAA TAACAGGATA GTGATATATT CCGTTTGCAA TTTTCTTTGT  7501AAATGACATG ATACAAAGAC ATAAAAACCC CTCCATAATC CAACTATATT GAATAAATGG  7561AAAGCTACGT GTAAGGAAAA ATATAAACCC AAAAAACAAA AGAACACTTA AACTTTTGTC  7621TTTTGAGTTA TAAAAATCAG AAGTCATGTT TGCACTCTAA TTAGATGGGC TTGAGGAAGT  7681AATCCCTAAA ATCAATTCGC TATTAATATT TCGTATCAAT TAATAATAAT ATCAAAAAAT  7741CTAACGATGT TCTTACAGAC CATGCTATTG CGGCTCCAAC AATTCCCCAA TGATAAATAA  7801AAATATATAA TATGCATAAA TATGGGATAA CTTCGAGCAA ATGAATAATA GCTGTAATTT  7861TTGATCTTCC ACTAGCCTGA ACTGAAACAA ATGGGATTTG TGCAATGCAA TTAAAAAAGA  7921AACCTATTGC AAGAATTTTT AATACTATAC CTGGCGTCCC ATGATATGTA GGTCCCATCC  7981AAGCGGACAT TATAAAATCT GATAAAATAA TTATCAACAT TACAATTGGA AGTATACCAA  8041TAACCATTAT AAAATATGAT AATATTTTAG TTTGCTTTAC CGATTGCAAT TCTGAACTTA  8101ATCTTGGAAA AATAGCTCTG GACAACGCAC TTGGTAATAT CGTTAAGCGT TGTATACCTT  8161CAGACGGAGC AGTATAAAAA GAAACTTTAT CAGCCCCCAC AATGTGTGAA AGAATAAAAC  8221GATCCATATA TGTCATAATA GGGCTAATAA TATTGCTAAC TGTTATCCAG CTTCCAAAGC  8281CGATTAATCT TTTAACTGTT ACAATTTTTA CAGACAGCCC AGATGATATT ATTAGTTTTC  8341GACTAAATAT AAAGGTCACT ATAAGTGATA AGACTCTTGC CATAACTAAA CCATATATAG  8401CACTTAGTAA TCCTCCATGA AAAAAACAGA AAATCACTGG TAATCCAGCC ACAAAAGAGT  8461TGTTAATTGA TTTTATTAAA TTTACTTTTC TGAACTTTTC CATCCCCTCA AAAATCCCCA  8521ACCAGACTTG GTTTAACAAG TATAAGGGTA TGGTAGCTGA AATAATATAT ATTGCTTTGA  8581CAGATTCTAC AACATGATTC GCGTTAATGT TTAATAATTT AACAATTACA TTGCTACTCA  8641AAAATAGTAC ACTACCGCCA ATCAAGCCCA ATATAGTTAG AATTACCGTT GAAGTTGAAA  8701TGATCGCTCT TAATTCTTTA TGAACATTTT TATATATTGA TACTTCTCTT ATAACAGCTC  8761TGGTCAATCC AGCATCAAAA ATACTTGCAT ATCCAACTAA GGCAATAGCT AACGTAAAAA  8821GGCCAAATTG CTCGGTCCCT AGAATTCTAG ACAGTATACC TAACGCAGGA ATTGCTATTA  8881ATGATGGTAT AATATACCCA CTTATATTCC ATAAAGTATT CTTTACAATA CTCACAAAAA  8941TAATTCCTTC ATGTTATGCA ATTCTTTAGC CCTTGCATCT TTAATCGATA AAATATAATT  9001ATTATGTTCT ATCGTCGGCC ATTTTATGCT CAGAATAGGA TCATTCCATA CAATCCCTCT  9061ATCACTATCA GGATGATAAT AGTTCGTCGT TTTATATAAA AATTCCGCAG TCTCGCTCAG  9121CACCAAAAAA CCATGTGCAA ATCCCTCAGG GATCCACAAT TGCCGCTTAT TCTCAGCAGA  9181TAAATTCACC CCAACCCATT TACCAAAGGT AGGCGACGAT TTACGAATAT CAACAGCTAC  9241ATCAAAAACC TCACCAACAA CGCAACGTAC CAGTTTCCCT TGCGCATAAG GTTCTAACTG  9301ATAATGCAGC CCGCGTAAAA CACCTTTACT AGACTTCGAA TGGTTATCCT GAACAAATTC  9361AACCTTACGT CCTACAGCTT CTTCGAAAAC TTTCTGATTA AAGCTTTCCA TAAAGAAACC  9421ACGCTCATCA CCAAAAACTT TCGGCTCGAA AATTAACACA TCAGGAATTT CTGTTTTAAT  9481TACGTTCATT TTATTAATAA CCTTTAATCA TTTTCAGCAG ATACTGTCCA TAAGCATTTT  9541TTTTCAGCGC CTCCGCTAAT GCTTTCACCT GTTCAGCATC AATAAACCCT TTACGGTAAG  9601CAATTTCTTC TGGGCAGGAA ACCTTTAGTC CCTGGCGCTC TTCAATGGTG GCAATGAAGT  9661TGCTTGCTTC AATAAGACTC TGATGTGTCC CCGTATCCAG CCATGCATAA CCACGCCCCA  9721TCATGGCAAC GGATAAACGC CCCTGTTCCA TATAAATACG GTTAATATCG GTAATTTCCA  9781GTTCACCACG GGCAGAAGGC TTAAGGTTTT TCGCCATTTC GACAACGTCG TTATCATAGA  9841AATAAAGCCC GGTTACCGCA TAATTACTTT TTGGTTGTAG CGGTTTTTCT TCCAGGCTTA  9901TTGCCGTACC GTTTTTATCA AACTCAACGA CGCCGTAGCG TTCAGGATCA TTAACGTGAT  9961AGGCAAATAC CGTTGCACCA CTTTCTTTGT TAACAGCGAC ATCCATTAAC TTCGGCAGAT 10021CATGACCGTA GAAGATATTA TCACCAAGAA CCAAAGCACA ATCATCACCA CCGATAAACT 10081CTTCACCGAT AATAAACGCC TGCGCAAGCC CATCTGGAGT CGGTTGCACT TTGTACTGAA 10141GATTTAGCCC CCACTGGCTA CCGTCACCTA GCAGTTGTTG AAAACGAGGA GTATCCTGTG 10201GCGTACTAAT AATCAGAATA TCGCGAATAC CCGCCAACAT CAGTGTAGAG AGCGGGTAAT 10261AGATCATCGG CTTATCATAA ATAGGTAATA GCTGTTTACT GACAGCCATA GTCACAGGAT 10321AAAGACGTGT ACCAGAACCA CCCGCTAAAA TAATACCTTT ACGCGTTTTC ATTTCATCAT 10381TCCTTTTAAT TCATCTTGCT CCACCATCAC GAACAAGATG CAAAAACTAT TAAATTGCTG 10441TAGTCGTAAT TAATTCGTTG AGCATTCGTT TCACACCAAC CTGCCAGTCA GGCAAGACAA 10501GCGCAAAGTT CTGCTGAAAT TTTTCTGTAT TAAGGCGAGA GTTATGTGGA CGACGAGCTG 10561GTGTAGGATA GGCTGTTGTT GGTACTGCGT TGAGCTTGTT GAGTGCAAGG GGAATACCTG 10621CTTTGCGCGC CTCTTCAAAA ACCAGCGCAG CATAATCGTG CCAGGTTGTG GTACCACTGG 10681CTACCAGATG GTACAAACCT GCGACTTCCG GTTTATTCAG TGCCACACGA ATAGCATGTG 10741CCGTACAATC AGCCAGCAGC TCAGCACCTG TTGGCGCACC AAATTGATCA TTTATCACAG 10801CCAGTTCTTC GCGCTCTTTT GCCAGACGCA ACATCGTTTT GGCGAAGTTA TTTCCTTTAG 10861CTGCGTATAC CCAGCTGGTA CGGAAAATAA GATGCTTCGC GCAATGTTCC TGTAACGCTT 10921TTTCTCCGGC TAACTTGGTT TCACCGTAAA CATTTAGCGG TGCGGTTGCA TCCGTCTCCA 10981GCCATGGCGT GTCGCCATTT CCAGGGAATA CGTAGTCAGT TGAGTAATGA ATTACCCAAG 11041CCCCAACTTC ATTAGCCTCT TTTGCAATTG ATTCAACACT AGTCGCATTG AGTAATTGTG 11101CAAATTCGGG TTCTGACTCA GCCTTATCTA CTGCGGTGTG AGCCGCAGCA TTAACAATAA 11161CATCAGGTCG AATTCTTTTG ACTGTTTCAG CTACACCTTC AGGATTACTA AAATCACCAC 11221AATAATCAGT GGAGTGAACA TCAAGAGCAA TCAAATTACC CAAAGGTGCC AGAGCACGCT 11281GTAGTTCCCA ACCTACCTGC CCTGTTTTGC CGAAAAGGAG GATATTCATT ACTGGCGGCC 11341CTCATAGTTC TGTTCAATCC ACGATTGATA AGCACCACTT TTCACATTAT CAACCCATTT 11401TGTATTGGAC AGGTACCATT CCAATGTCTT CCGAATCCCG CTCTCAAACG TTTCCTGCGG 11461TTTCCAGCCC AATTCGCGGC TAATCTTCTC TGCATCAATC GCATAACGGC GATCGTGTCC 11521CGGGCGATCG GCAACATAAG TAATTTGCTC GCGGTAAGAT TTCTCTTTCG GTACAATCTC 11581ATCCAGCAAA TCACAAATAG TGAGCACTAC ATCGATGTTT TTCTTTTCGT TGTGTCCACC 11641AATGTTATAA GTTTCACCCG CTTTACCTTC GGTTACGACG GTATATAACG CACGCGCATG 11701ATCTTCAACA TACAGCCAGT CACGAATTTG ATCCCCTTTG CCATAAATAG GTAATGCCTT 11761ACCTTCCAGA GCATTCAGAA TAACCAATGG AATCAATTTT TCCGGGAAAT GATAAGGACC 11821ATAATTATTA GAGCAATTAG TCACAATGGT TGGTAAACCA TAGGTACGTT TCCACGCGCG 11881GACTAAATGA TCGCTGGATG CTTTTGAAGC GGAATAAGGG CTGCTTGGCG CGTAAGCTGT 11941TGTCTCTGTA AATAAGGGTA ATTCTTCTGT ATTATTTACC TCGTCAGGAT GAGGCAAATC 12001ACCATAGACT TCGTCAGTAG AAATATGATG AAAACGGAAT CTAGTTTTCT TGTCGCTATC 12061AAGAGCAGAC CAATAATTGC GAGCGGCTTC CAAAAGGACA TATGTACCAA CAATATTGGT 12121TTCAATAAAT GCCGCAGGAC CTGTAATTGA ACGGTCAACA TGGCTTTCAG CAGCCAGGTG 12181CATCACTGCA TCTGGCTGAT GCTGAGCAAA AATCCGTGCC ATTGCAGCTG CATCGCAAAT 12241ATCCGCATGT TCAAAAACAT AGCGTTCAGA ATCAGAAACA TCAGCAAGTG ATTCCAGGTT 12301TCCGGCGTAC GTTAATTTAT CGACATTAAC AACACTATCC TGCGTATTAT TTATAATGTG 12361ACGAACTACA GCAAAACCAA TAAATCCTGC GCCACCAGTA ACAAGTATTT TCACCTAATT 12421TATTCCATAT TGCTTCAGAG CATGCTGTGA AATAAGCGGC TCTCAGTTTG ATTAATAGAA 12481GTATTAATGC ACGCTACCGC CCCTGGCTTT ACAGCTACCA GAGCACTGCA TGCATGCCTA 12541CGATGTGACG AGCGTTACCC ACTCGCGCTA AACCCGAAAA ATTCAAAAGC TAATTGTCTT 12601ACCAATCCGC TCTGGAAACA AGGAAAATCC TGGAAAACTT TGACTAAAAT CCTATTGCTA 12661ACTCGTTGTT ATTCTGATTG TTTATATAAA ACAACGGCAG GAATATTCGC AACAAATTAC 12721TTTCACCACG AATCTTCACT GCCGTTATAA TTTTCTTATC AACCGTTACA TCCGGTCAGA 12781TTTTCATTAT TCGCTTAACA GCTTCTCAAT ACCTTTACGG AACTTCGCCC CTTCTTTCAG 12841GTTGCGCAGC CCATACTTCA CAAACGCCTG CATATAGCCC ATTTTTTTAC CGCAGTCGTA 12901GCTGTCGCCG GTCATCAGCA TTGCATCAAC GGACTGTTTT TTCGCCAGCT CGGCAATGGC 12961ATCAGTCAGC TGAATACGTC CCCATGCACC AGGCTGAGTA CGTTCAAGTT CCGGCCAAAT 13021ATCGGCAGAA AGCACATAGC GACCAACGGC CATGATGTCT GAGTCCAGCG TCTGCGGCTG 13081ATCCGGTTTT TCGATAAATT CAACAATGCG GCTGACTTTA CCTTCGCGAT CCAGCGGTTC 13141TTTGGTCTGG ATGACGGAGT ATTCAGAGAG GTCACCCGGC ATACGTTTTG CCAGCACCTG 13201GCTACGGCCC GTTTCATTGA AGCGCGCAAT CATGGCAGCA AGGTTGTAGC GTAGCGGGTC 13261GGCGCTGGCG TCGTCGATCA CAACGTCTGG CAGCACCACG ACAAATGGAT TGTCACCAAT 13321GGCGGGTCGT GCACACAAAA TGGAGTGACC TAAACCTAAA GGTTCGCCCT GACGCACGTT 13381CATAATAGTC ACGCCCGGCG GGCAGATAGA TTGCACTTCC GCCAGTAGTT GACGCTTCAC 13441GCGCTGCTCA AGGAGAGATT CTAATTCATA AGAGGTGTCG AAGTGGTTTT CGACCGCGTT 13501CTTGGACGCA TGAGTTACCA GGAGGATTTC TTTGATCCCT GCAGCCACAA TCTCGTCAAC 13561AATGTACTGA ATCATTGGCT TGTCGACGAT CGGTAGCATC TCTTTGGGTA TCGCCTTAGT 13621GGCAGGCAAC ATATGCATCC CAAGACCCGC TACCGGTATA ACTGCTTTTA AATTCGTCAT 13681TATTTTCCTA CCTCTAAGGG GCTGATAGTG CGTAAATTAT TGTCATAGGT TAGCCAAACG 13741GTATGGCTAT ATACCAAGCA TAACTTTGAT TAAACCTTAC GATAACACTA CACACCATCA 13801GCATCTGGGT TACTCGGATT ACTCGGAAAT CCACATACTG ATAATTTAAT CAGTACCTCT 13861TTCCGAATAA TCGTAGTCCA ACCTGGTCCT TTTTTCTCTG ACTCGTCTGC ATTACTCAGA 13921AACAAACGTT ATGTCGTCTT TTTTGGCATG GACGAATTCA TACTGCAGAG TTCGATCCAG 13981ACCTTGCGAC AGCGTATACG GTGCAACAAA ACCTGAAGAA TGCACTTTCG TTGCGTCAAA 14041CTGTGTTGTT GCGCAGAATT TTTTCACGCG CACAGAGCTG ACAGCGTATT TTTTGCCCGT 14101AATTTTGCTC AGGATATCAA AGCAATATCC ACCCAGCATT CCTAGTGGGT AAGGCAAGTG 14161CATAGAAGGG ATCTTTTTGT TCAGGCTTTG TTCAACTTCA GCAACCAACT GGTTCATGTT 14221CAGGTCTGGC TTATCAACAT AGTTATAAAC CTCATAACCT GCGGCAACAT TCTTCAGTTT 14281GTACTTGATA AACTCAACAA TGTTTCCAAC ATAAGCCATG GACTTATAGT TAGTCCCTGC 14341GCCCACCATC ATAAACTTGC CGCCAGCGAT CTGTTTCAGC AAGTTATAGA CGTTACCGCG 14401GTTGCGTTCA CCGAAGATAA CGGTAGGACG GATGATGGTT AATGAACGTT CTGTTGGTGC 14461TTTGTTATAC CATTCACGCA GCACTTCCTC TGCCTGCCAC TTACTTTTGC CGTAGTGGTT 14521GAAAGGGTCG TGTGGATGGT TTTCGTCAGG GTTGTGTTTG TTCAAACCAT AAACAGCAAC 14581GGAACTGGTA AAGATGATAT TTTTAACGCC ATTTTTTTCC ATGGCCGCCA GCACATTGCG 14641GGTACCCTGA ACGTTGACAT CATAATAGAG AGAAGTAGGG CTGACGTCAT CGCGGTGTTC 14701CGCTGCCAGT AGTACAACAG TGTCAAAACC GGCTAACGCC TGGTCGAGTG CCTGTTGATC 14761ACGAACATCA CCAATCTGTG TGATTTCTGG ATAAAAGTGG CTCTGCCGTT TGTCCAGGTT 14821CTTGATATTA AAGTCAGCAA TTGCCGTTTC AAGTAGTCGG GTTCCTACGA ATCCGGAAGC 14881TCCTATGAGC AAAACGTTAT TGTTCATAAA TCACTTTAGT CTGGTTGTTA CGTAAGAAAC 14941ACAAGATAAA GATGAGTACC TTCCCTGAGT AGTCAATGCT GCCCAGCCCC AGCTTTAACA 15001GTTAGTGTGA GGATTATAAT CTTTTAGAAC ATTATATCCA GTAAGTTTAT GAATGGTCGC 15061AAATCTACTC TCTCCGTTCC GGCAATCTAA AGTTAATGCT AGCGACGTCG TGGGATCCTC 15121TAGAGTCGAC CTGCAGGCAT GCAAGCTTGA GTATTCTATA GTCTCACCTA AATAGCTTGG 15181CGTAATCATG GTCATAGCTG TTTCCTGTGT GAAATTGTTA TCCGCTCACA ATTCCACACA 15241ACATACGAGC CGGAAGCATA AAGTGTAAAG CCTGGGGTGC CTAATGAGTG AGCTAACTCA 15301CATTAATTGC GTTGCGCTCA CTGCCCGCTT TCCAGTCGGG AAACCTGTCG TGCCAGCTGC 15361ATTAATGAAT CGGCCAACGC GAACCCCTTG CGGCCGCCCG GGCCGTCGAC CAATTCTCAT 15421GTTTGACAGC TTATCATCGA ATTTCTGCCA TTCATCCGCT TATTATCACT TATTCAGGCG 15481TAGCAACCAG GCGTTTAAGG GCACCAATAA CTGCCTTAAA AAAATTACGC CCCGCCCTGC 15541CACTCATCGC AGTACTGTTG TAATTCATTA AGCATTCTGC CGACATGGAA GCCATCACAA 15601ACGGCATGAT GAACCTGAAT CGCCAGCGGC ATCAGCACCT TGTCGCCTTG CGTATAATAT 15661TTGCCCATGG TGAAAACGGG GGCGAAGAAG TTGTCCATAT TGGCCACGTT TAAATCAAAA 15721CTGGTGAAAC TCACCCAGGG ATTGGCTGAG ACGAAAAACA TATTCTCAAT AAACCCTTTA 15781GGGAAATAGG CCAGGTTTTC ACCGTAACAC GCCACATCTT GCGAATATAT GTGTAGAAAC 15841TGCCGGAAAT CGTCGTGGTA TTCACTCCAG AGCGATGAAA ACGTTTCAGT TTGCTCATGG 15901AAAACGGTGT AACAAGGGTG AACACTATCC CATATCACCA GCTCACCGTC TTTCATTGCC 15961ATACGAAATT CCGGATGAGC ATTCATCAGG CGGGCAAGAA TGTGAATAAA GGCCGGATAA 16021AACTTGTGCT TATTTTTCTT TACGGTCTTT AAAAAGGCCG TAATATCCAG CTGAACGGTC 16081TGGTTATAGG TACATTGAGC AACTGACTGA AATGCCTCAA AATGTTCTTT ACGATGCCAT 16141TGGGATATAT CAACGGTGGT ATATCCAGTG ATTTTTTTCT CCATTTTAGC TTCCTTAGCT 16201CCTGAAAATC TCGATAACTC AAAAAATACG CCCGGTAGTG ATCTTATTTC ATTATGGTGA 16261AAGTTGGAAC CTCTTACGTG CCGATCAACG TCTCATTTTC GCCAAAAGTT GGCCCAGGGC 16321TTCCCGGTAT CAACAGGGAC ACCAGGATTT ATTTATTCTG CGAAGTGATC TTCCGTCACA 16381GGTATTTATT CGCGATAAGC TCATGGAGCG GCGTAACCGT CGCACAGGAA GGACAGAGAA 16441AGCGCGGATC TGGGAAGTGA CGGACAGAAC GGTCAGGACC TGGATTGGGG AGGCGGTTGC 16501CGCCGCTGCT GCTGACGGTG TGACGTTCTC TGTTCCGGTC ACACCACATA CGTTCCGCCA 16561TTCCTATGCG ATGCACATGC TGTATGCCGG TATACCGCTG AAAGTTCTGC AAAGCCTGAT 16621GGGACATAAG TCCATCAGTT CAACGGAAGT CTACACGAAG GTTTTTGCGC TGGATGTGGC 16681TGCCCGGCAC CGGGTGCAGT TTGCGATGCC GGAGTCTGAT GCGGTTGCGA TGCTGAAACA 16741ATTATCCTGA GAATAAATGC CTTGGCCTTT ATATGGAAAT GTGGAACTGA GTGGATATGC 16801TGTTTTTGTC TGTTAAACAG AGAAGCTGGC TGTTATCCAC TGAGAAGCGA ACGAAACAGT 16861CGGGAAAATC TCCCATTATC GTAGAGATCC GCATTATTAA TCTCAGGAGC CTGTGTAGCG 16921TTTATAGGAA GTAGTGTTCT GTCATGATGC CTGCAAGCGG TAACGAAAAC GATTTGAATA 16981TGCCTTCAGG AACAATAGAA ATCTTCGTGC GGTGTTACGT TGAAGTGGAG CGGATTATGT 17041CAGCAATGGA CAGAACAACC TAATGAACAC AGAACCATGA TGTGGTCTGT CCTTTTACAG 17101CCAGTAGTGC TCGCCGCAGT CGAGCGACAG GGCGAAGCCC TCGGCTGGTT GCCCTCGCCG 17161CTGGGCTGGC GGCCGTCTAT GGCCCTGCAA ACGCGCCAGA AACGCCGTCG AAGCCGTGTG 17221CGAGACACCG CGGCCGGCCG CCGGCGTTGT GGATACCTCG CGGAAAACTT GGCCCTCACT 17281GACAGATGAG GGGCGGACGT TGACACTTGA GGGGCCGACT CACCCGGCGC GGCGTTGACA 17341GATGAGGGGC AGGCTCGATT TCGGCCGGCG ACGTGGAGCT GGCCAGCCTC GCAAATCGGC 17401GAAAACGCCT GATTTTACGC GAGTTTCCCA CAGATGATGT GGACAAGCCT GGGGATAAGT 17461GCCCTGCGGT ATTGACACTT GAGGGGCGCG ACTACTGACA GATGAGGGGC GCGATCCTTG 17521ACACTTGAGG GGCAGAGTGC TGACAGATGA GGGGCGCACC TATTGACATT TGAGGGGCTG 17581TCCACAGGCA GAAAATCCAG CATTTGCAAG GGTTTCCGCC CGTTTTTCGG CCACCGCTAA 17641CCTGTCTTTT AACCTGCTTT TAAACCAATA TTTATAAACC TTGTTTTTAA CCAGGGCTGC 17701GCCCTGTGCG CGTGACCGCG CACGCCGAAG GGGGGTGCCC CCCCTTCTCG AACCCTCCCG 17761GTCGAGTGAG CGAGGAAGCA CCAGGGAACA GCACTTATAT ATTCTGCTTA CACACGATGC 17821CTGAAAAAAC TTCCCTTOGG GTTATCCACT TATCCACGGG GATATTTTTA TAATTATTTT 17881TTTTATAGTT TTTAGATCTT CTTTTTTAGA GCGCCTTGTA GGCCTTTATC CATGCTGGTT 17941CTAGAGAAGG TGTTGTGACA AATTGCCCTT TCAGTGTGAC AAATCACCCT CAAATGACAG 18001TCCTGTCTGT GACAAATTGC CCTTAACCCT GTGACAAATT GCCCTCAGAA GAAGCTGTTT 18061TTTCACAAAG TTATCCCTGC TTATTGACTC TTTTTTATTT AGTGTGACAA TCTAAAAACT 18121TGTCACACTT CACATGGATC TGTCATGGCG GAAACAGCGG TTATCAATCA CAAGAAACGT 18181AAAAATAGCC CGCGAATCGT CCAGTCAAAC GACCTCACTG AGGCGGCATA TAGTCTCTCC 18241CGGGATCAAA AACGTATGCT GTATCTGTTC GTTGACCAGA TCAGAAAATC TGATGGCACC 18301CTACAGGAAC ATGACGGTAT CTGCGAGATC CATGTTGCTA AATATGCTGA AATATTCGGA 18361TTGACCTCTG CGGAAGCCAG TAAGGATATA CGGCAGGCAT TGAAGAGTTT CGCGGGGAAG 18421GAAGTGGTTT TTTATCGCCC TGAAGAGGAT GCCGGCGATG AAAAAGGCTA TGAATCTTTT 18481CCTTGGTTTA TCAAACGTGC GCACAGTCCA TCCAGAGGGC TTTACAGTGT ACATATCAAC 18541CCATATCTCA TTCCCTTCTT TATCGGGTTA CAGAACCGGT TTACGCAGTT TCGGCTTAGT 18601GAAACAAAAG AAATCACCAA TCCGTATGCC ATGCGTTTAT ACGAATCCCT GTGTCAGTAT 18661CGTAAGCCGG ATGGCTCAGG CATCGTCTCT CTGAAAATCG ACTGGATCAT AGAGCGTTAC 18721CAGCTGCCTC AAAGTTACCA GCGTATGCCT GACTTCCGCC GCCGCTTCCT GCAGGTCTGT 18781GTTAATGAGA TCAACAGCAG AACTCCAATG CGCCTCTCAT ACATTGAGAA AAAGAAAGGC 18841CGCCAGACGA CTCATATCGT ATTTTCCTTC CGCGATATCA CTTCCATGAC GACAGGATAG 18901TCTGAGGGTT ATCTGTCACA GATTTGAGGG TGGTTCGTCA CATTTGTTCT GACCTACTGA 18961GGGTAATTTG TCACAGTTTT GCTGTTTCCT TCAGCCTGCA TGGATTTTCT CATACTTTTT 19021GAACTGTAAT TTTTAAGGAA GCCAAATTTG AGGGCAGTTT GTCACAGTTG ATTTCCTTCT 19081CTTTCCCTTC GTCATGTGAC CTGATATCGG GGGTTAGTTC GTCATCATTG ATGAGGGTTG 19141ATTATCACAG TTTATTACTC TGAATTGGCT ATCCGCGTGT GTACCTCTAC CTGGAGTTTT 19201TCCCACGGTG GATATTTCTT CTTGCGCTGA GCGTAAGAGC TATCTGACAG AACAGTTCTT 19261CTTTGCTTCC TCGCCAGTTC GCTCGCTATG CTCGGTTACA CGGCTGCGGC GAGCGCTAGT 19321GATAATAAGT GACTGAGGTA TGTGCTCTTC TTATCTCCTT TTGTAGTGTT GCTCTTATTT 19381TAAACAACTT TGCGGTTTTT TGATGACTTT GCGATTTTGT TGTTGCTTTG CAGTAAATTG 19441CAAGATTTAA TAAAAAAACG CAAAGCAATG ATTAAAGGAT GTTCAGAATG AAACTCATGG 19501AAACACTTAA CCAGTGCATA AACGCTGGTC ATGAAATGAC GAAGGCTATC GCCATTGCAC 19561AGTTTAATGA TGACAGCCCG GAAGCGAGGA AAATAACCCG GCGCTGGAGA ATAGGTGAAG 19621CAGCGGATTT AGTTGGGGTT TCTTCTCAGG CTATCAGAGA TGCCGAGAAA GCAGGGCGAC 19681TACCGCACCC GGATATGGAA ATTCGAGGAC GGGTTGAGCA ACGTGTTGGT TATACAATTG 19741AACAAATTAA TCATATGCGT GATGTGTTTG GTACGCGATT GCGACGTGCT GAAGACGTAT 19801TTCCACCGGT GATCGGGGTT GCTGCCCATA AAGGTGGCGT TTACAAAACC TCAGTTTCTG 19861TTCATCTTGC TCAGGATCTG GCTCTGAAGG GGCTACGTGT TTTGCTCGTG GAAGGTAACG 19921ACCCCCAGGG AACAGCCTCA ATGTATCACG GATGGGTACC AGATCTTCAT ATTCATGCAG 19981AAGACACTCT CCTGCCTTTC TATCTTGGGG AAAAGGACGA TGTCACTTAT GCAATAAAGC 20041CCACTTGCTG GCCGGGGCTT GACATTATTC CTTCCTGTCT GGCTCTGCAC CGTATTGAAA 20101CTGAGTTAAT GGGCAAATTT GATGAAGGTA AACTGCCCAC CGATCCACAC CTGATGCTCC 20161GACTGGCCAT TGAAACTGTT GCTCATGACT ATGATGTCAT AGTTATTGAC AGCGCGCCTA 20221ACCTGGGTAT CGGCACGATT AATGTCGTAT GTGCTGCTGA TGTGCTGATT GTTCCCACGC 20281CTGCTGAGTT GTTTGACTAC ACCTCCGCAC TGCAGTTTTT CGATATGCTT CGTGATCTGC 20341TCAAGAACGT TGATCTTAAA GGGTTCGAGC CTGATGTACG TATTTTGCTT ACCAAATACA 20401GCAATAGTAA TGGCTCTCAG TCCCCGTGGA TGGAGGAGCA AATTCGGGAT GCCTGGGGAA 20461GCATGGTTCT AAAAAATGTT GTACGTGAAA CGGATGAAGT TGGTAAAGGT CAGATCCGGA 20521TGAGAACTGT TTTTGAACAG GCCATTGATC AACGCTCTTC AACTGGTGCC TGGAGAAATG 20581CTCTTTCTAT TTGGGAACCT GTCTGCAATG AAATTTTCGA TCGTCTGATT AAACCACGCT 20641GGGAGATTAG ATAATGAAGC GTGCGCCTGT TATTCCAAAA CATACGCTCA ATACTCAACC 20701GGTTGAAGAT ACTTCGTTAT CGACACCAGC TGCCCCGATG GTGGATTCGT TAATTGCGCG 20761CGTAGGAGTA ATGGCTCGCG GTAATGCCAT TACTTTGCCT GTATGTGGTC GGGATGTGAA 20821GTTTACTCTT GAAGTGCTCC GGGGTGATAG TGTTGAGAAG ACCTCTCGGG TATGGTCAGG 20881TAATGAACGT GACCAGGAGC TGCTTACTGA GGACGCACTG GATGATCTCA TCCCTTCTTT 20941TCTACTGACT GGTCAACAGA CACCGGCGTT CGGTCGAAGA GTATCTGGTG TCATAGAAAT 21001TGCCGATGGG AGTCGCCGTC GTAAAGCTGC TGCACTTACC GAAAGTGATT ATCGTGTTCT 21061GGTTGGCGAG CTGGATGATG AGCAGATGGC TGCATTATCC AGATTGGGTA ACGATTATCG 21121CCCAACAAGT GCTTATGAAC GTGGTCAGCG TTATGCAAGC CGATTGCAGA ATGAATTTGC 21181TGGAAATATT TCTGCGCTGG CTGATGCGGA AAATATTTCA CGTAAGATTA TTACCCGCTG 21241TATCAACACC GCCAAATTGC CTAAATCAGT TGTTGCTCTT TTTTCTCACC CCGGTGAACT 21301ATCTGCCCGG TCAGGTGATG CACTTCAAAA AGCCTTTACA GATAAAGAGG AATTACTTAA 21361GCAGCAGGCA TCTAACCTTC ATGAGCAGAA AAAAGCTGGG GTGATATTTG AAGCTGAAGA 21421AGTTATCACT CTTTTAACTT CTGTGCTTAA AACGTCATCT GCATCAAGAA CTAGTTTAAG 21481CTCACGACAT CAGTTTGCTC CTGGAGCGAC AGTATTGTAT AAGGGCGATA AAATGGTGCT 21541TAACCTGGAC AGGTCTCGTG TTCCAACTGA GTGTATAGAG AAAATTGAGG CCATTCTTAA 21601GGAACTTGAA AAGCCAGCAC CCTGATGCGA CCACGTTTTA GTCTACGTTT ATCTGTCTTT 21661ACTTAATGTC CTTTGTTACA GGCCAGAAAG CATAACTGGC CTGAATATTC TCTCTGGGCC 21721CACTGTTCCA CTTGTATCGT CGGTCTGATA ATCAGACTGG GACCACGGTC CCACTCGTAT 21781CGTCGGTCTG ATTATTAGTC TGGGACCACG GTCCCACTCG TATCGTCGGT CTGATTATTA 21841GTCTGGGACC ACGGTCCCAC TCGTATCGTC GGTCTGATAA TCAGACTGGG ACCACGGTCC 21901CACTCGTATC GTCGGTCTGA TTATTAGTCT GGGACCATGG TCCCACTCGT ATCGTCGGTC 21961TGATTATTAG TCTGGGACCA CGGTCCCACT CGTATCGTCG GTCTGATTAT TAGTCTGGAA 22021CCACGGTCCC ACTCGTATCG TCGGTCTGAT TATTAGTCTG GGACCACGGT CCCACTCGTA 22081TCGTCGGTCT GATTATTAGT CTGGGACCAC GATCCCACTC GTGTTGTCGG TCTGATTATC 22141GGTCTGGGAC CACGGTCCCA CTTGTATTGT CGATCAGACT ATCAGCGTGA GACTACGATT 22201CCATCAATGC CTGTCAAGGG CAAGTATTGA CATGTCGTCG TAACCTGTAG AACGGAGTAA 22261CCTCGGTGTG CGGTTGTATG CCTGCTGTGG ATTGCTGCTG TGTCCTGCTT ATCCACAACA 22321TTTTGCGCAC GGTTATGTGG ACAAAATACC TGGTTACCCA GGCCGTGCCG GCACGTTAAC 22381CGGGCTGCAT CCGATGCAAG TGTGTCGCTG TCGACGAGCT CGCGAGCTCG GACATGAGGT 22441TGCCCCGTAT TCAGTGTCGC TGATTTGTAT TGTCTGAAGT TGTTTTTACG TTAAGTTGAT 22501GCAGATCAAT TAATACGATA CCTGCGTCAT AATTGATTAT TTGACGTGGT TTGATGGCCT 22561CCACGCACGT TGTGATATGT AGATGATAAT CATTATCACT TTACGGGTCC TTTCCGGTGA 22621TCCGACAGGT TACGGGGCGG CGACCTCGCG GGTTTTCGCT ATTTATGAAA ATTTTCCGGT 22681TTAAGGCGTT TCCGTTCTTC TTCGTCATAA CTTAATGTTT TTATTTAAAA TACCCTCTGA 22741AAAGAAAGGA AACGACAGGT GCTGAAAGCG AGCTTTTTGG CCTCTGTCGT TTCCTTTCTC 22801TGTTTTTGTC CGTGGAATGA ACAATGGAAG TCCGAGCTCA TCGCTAATAA CTTCGTATAG 22861CATACATTAT ACGAAGTTAT ATTCGAT

The invention claimed is:
 1. A composition comprising a bioconjugate,said bioconjugate comprising a carrier protein linked to anoligosaccharide or polysaccharide, wherein said oligosaccharide orpolysaccharide comprises N-acetylgalactosamine at the reducing terminus,and wherein said carrier protein comprises the amino acid sequenceD/E-X-N-Z-S/T (SEQ ID NO:31), wherein X and Z can be any natural aminoacid except proline; and a recombinant prokaryotic host cell thatcomprises (a) a heterologous nucleic acid encoding an epimerase thatsynthesizes N-acetylgalactosamine on undecaprenyl pyrophosphate, whereinsaid epimerase comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO. 2; (b) aheterologous nucleic acid encoding an oligosaccharyl transferase; and(c) a heterologous nucleic acid encoding said carrier protein.
 2. Thecomposition of claim 1, wherein said carrier protein is linked to anoligosaccharide.
 3. The composition of claim 1, wherein said carrierprotein is linked to a polysaccharide.
 4. The composition of claim 1,wherein said oligosaccharide or polysaccharide is from a Gram-negativebacterium.
 5. The composition of claim 1, wherein said oligosaccharideor polysaccharide is from E. coli.
 6. The composition of claim 5,wherein said oligosaccharide or polysaccharide is from E. coli
 0157. 7.The composition of claim 1, wherein said oligosaccharide orpolysaccharide is from Shigella flexneri.
 8. The composition of claim 7,wherein said oligosaccharide or polysaccharide is from Shigella flexneri6.
 9. The composition of claim 1, wherein said oligosaccharide orpolysaccharide comprises a structure:


10. The composition of claim 1, wherein said oligosaccharide orpolysaccharide comprises a structure,α-D-PerNAc-α-L-Fuc-β-D-Glc-α-D-GalNAc.
 11. The composition of claim 1,wherein said carrier protein has been modified to comprise the aminoacid sequence D/E-X-N-Z-S/T (SEQ ID NO:31), wherein X and Z can be anynatural amino acid except proline.
 12. The composition of claim 4,wherein said carrier protein has been modified to comprise the aminoacid sequence D/E-X-N-Z-S/T (SEQ ID NO:31), wherein X and Z can be anynatural amino acid except proline.
 13. The composition of claim 5,wherein said carrier protein has been modified to comprise the aminoacid sequence D/E-X-N-Z-S/T (SEQ ID NO:31), wherein X and Z can be anynatural amino acid except proline.
 14. The composition of claim 6,wherein said carrier protein has been modified to comprise the aminoacid sequence D/E-X-N-Z-S/T (SEQ ID NO:31), wherein X and Z can be anynatural amino acid except proline.
 15. The composition of claim 7,wherein said carrier protein has been modified to comprise the aminoacid sequence D/E-X-N-Z-S/T (SEQ ID NO:31), wherein X and Z can be anynatural amino acid except proline.
 16. The composition of claim 8,wherein said carrier protein has been modified to comprise the aminoacid sequence D/E-X-N-Z-S/T (SEQ ID NO:31), wherein X and Z can be anynatural amino acid except proline.
 17. The composition of claim 1,wherein said carrier protein is P. aeruginosa exoprotein that has beenmodified to comprise the amino acid sequence D/E-X-N-ZSIT, wherein X andZ can be any natural amino acid except proline.
 18. The composition ofclaim 1, wherein said carrier protein is the Campylobacter AcrA protein.19. The composition of claim 1, wherein said nucleic acid encoding anoligosaccharyl transferase encodes the oligosaccharyl transferase fromCampylobacter jejuni.
 20. The composition of claim 1, wherein saidnucleic acid encoding an oligosaccharyl transferase is heterologous tosaid host cell.